SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH W4_r__B}ssJg-SSaU 5.41 SUNSET.-Thta Evening. 5.28 SUNRIBE.-To-Morrow Morning, 6.31 MOON'S AGK.-New Moon, 25th, 8.21 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

Araby Maid, barque, Cromarty, from Dunedin Sea Bird, brigantine. Smith, from Lyttelton Ocean, sohoonor, Coekfiold, from- Russell Golden Isle, BChooner, Watts, from Russell Aratapu, schooner, Bowor, from Lyttelton Orpheus, schooner, Dunn, from Napier Christina, schooner, Evansen, from Russell Kriemhilda, sohoonor, Bathurst, from Whanga roa TO-DAY. Southern Cross, s.s,, McKay, from Levuka Saucy Kate, sohoonor, Lewis, from Russoll

DEPARTURES.

Grifiln, sohooner, Bishop, for Russell Onward, schooner, Pankan, lor Russoll

PROJECTKD DEPARTURES Melbourne, vift South-Arawata, Thursday Taranaki and South—Wanaka, Monday Rusaell—lona, Mondays, Tauranga—Glenelg or Wellington, Monday and Thursday

IMPORTS.

Por Orpheus, from Napier—s6 tons potatoes. Per Sea Bird, from Lyttelton-1610 hags po tatoes, 200 bags oats, 12 tons cheeso and bacon. Per Aratapu, from Lyttelton- 800 cssks pota toes, 500 sacks wheat, 250 sacks Hour, 200 sacks oats. Per Hermlone—l caso Moray's new hosiery, corsets, and sunshades, 1 caso Morley's best haberdashery.—J. M. McLachlan. Per Araby Maid, from Dunedin—llßß sacks bran, 2310 saoks flour, 1105 sacks bran, 171 sacKS oatmeal, 39 sacks barley, 112 sacks wheat, IG3 sacks pollard, 766 sacks potatoes. Per Seabird—7oo Backs potatoes, 15 cases cheese.—T. H. Hall Se Co. Per Araby Maid—3oo sacks flour, 30 sacks oat meal, 500 sacks bran.—T, H. Hall Se Co. Per Hermlone, from London—2s caßes cocoa, 15 cases muatard, 25 casoi blue, 10 casos confec tionery.—T. H. Hall & Co. Per Southern Cross from Levuka—3sl dholes fibre, 2 bales and 1 bag wool, 2 boxes limes, 12 bags coffee, 143 mata sugar, 1121 bunches bana nas, 6 easos pines, 2 caseß curios, I oase plants, 1 bundle mats, Inwards Coastwise. — Four Sisters, from Mahurangi, with 35 tons firewood; Saucy Kate, from Russell, with 60 tons coal; Kieimhilda, from Whangaroa, with 30,500 feet timber; Lao, from Whangarei, with 36 tons coal; Li__zie,from Whangapoua, with 27.800 feet timber 18,000 shingles: Ocean, from Russell, with _I 8 tons coal; Goiden Isle, from Russell, with 98 tons coal. Outwards Coastwise.—Lagoon, for Whan gapoua, ln ballast. The ketch Santa Cruz arrived at Levuka from '' this port on August 8. IVom Levuka papers received per Southern CroiS we learn that the schooner Coral Qnoen, whioh lately drifted ashore at Taviuni, has been successfully floated off. The brigantine Aratapu arrived from Lyttel ton at 2 o olook this morning, the passage hav ing occupied 10 days. The brigantine Sea Bird arrived from Lyttel ton yesterday after a smart passage, having left on the 15th ult. The German barques Lonise Feins, Golconda, and Pleiuden were at Levuka loading for Europe when tho Cross left: The brig Annabell is taking in ballast, and Will proceed to Whangaroa to fill up for Sydney to-morrow evening. The schooner Sea Breeze arrived at Suva from New Hebrides on July 10. H.M.S. Emerald is expected to arrive here from Sydney about a week or fortnight hence. The 8.8. Albion may be expeoted from Southern Ports about 2 p.m. to-morrow. The barque Clara Hargreaves, under charter to Messrs Henderson and Maofarlane, has taken in 150 tons of coal from the East Lothian. We nndestand the c»al is required for some man-o'-war dally expected. The brigantine Lapwing entered out at the Customs to-day for Newcastle. Captain Watts takes command. The brig Annabell entered out for Sydney via Whangaroa. She leaves this port in charge of Captain McLeod, late of the Ada O. Owen. On Saturday. August 6, the brigantine Meg MerrUles was Bold by public auction, as she lay stranded on the reef at Bnva; also the wreckage w?nf ™iJ3l ci.eitTo£' Tne hnU feU to toe Wd of MrDePlevitzfor £71, The entire sale realised

i_.B, ert^i Tlmes," of August 10, says: "We learn that the schooner Kate McOregor arrived at Suva on Friday last from Auokland, with a cargo of timber. Her master reports having a. Kad Bomewhere in proximity to a reef

Captain McKay, of the as. Southern Cross, wishes to acknowledge the kind oonrtesr and I opportune services rendered him by Captain I Baker, pilot at Russell, who took the vessel to the upper coaling ground and, in order thatno, ?«^i,? i8:1J£ ens? e•towed tno 00al barSe clown ™£? «? thi? fiteaS?r could "c afloat at low SS« •nte by e°abllDg her to get away after a delay or only an hour and a-half. J£)fa^Sl. c Kn^. Ue? on Saturday afternoon proved to the Araby Maid, from Dunedin. She has made a smart run np. the passage having occupied bnt six days, aid wouldhave been considerably less had the vessel not bUn becalmed in the channel during Saturday night and Sunday. -J he Araby Maid is a smart-lnnV. S.W! Company's fleet, commanded by Captain Cromarty. The chief officer is Mr ' Jaffrey, a gentleman well and favourably known here through his connection with the John BnU which vessel waß here about eighteen montf ,= ago. The Araby Maid bringsi acawm ofb£ __? Btuffi. from Dunedin to this port Sha >nm ~.i n£, Anatra? an Nation, is a muoh I n J B ?nr S^ le AWa£: a?- lpthananythat ha 7 ™ f°r- Visitod Australia. She is an rrnn »r ' Previously vessel, 7320 tons, 661Th~?wtir 'T^^n was launched about four years ™ar ■'• TheNelaon ment comprisesmSo a&mSST <*°- ? er ffij* guns. She is fitted in the iff . and ten 18-ton for war purposes, inching to mS dern fs 3h? on Mo lights. CapKSw' .'^SSf^fl-S the corvette HcUpse- durhwT vate comaanderof the West IhtUM^ttS*. .^JKSIESS&'rt!! Garnet, corvette, on the and*s2!!?rai^ thS America, will be the sure south-east coast of Wilson. The-Nelßoo vrtu? eßßor t0 9°J nm°dore andmid-hipmenT^Jhe JK^KEftK" wWnorolKHrabTOt 50Vi ; en c cn> marineß' &o" S^lah?n i C 0 t ra'• bei? "K1"'? to <*8 National jSHaXJ^SSE «P*w York on the 7th i^Y-»'a large/ -mmber of cabin and steer- Mersey ' J?S. ra °_? 'ioard, and arrived in the ♦hi „Xi jn Thursda- 7 . ab described by one of ~ilb, -seneers. tha vessel and all on board were Si, ...ulously pres'arved by the seamanship ot S ~ master of th. j British Queen, of the Phila delphia line. Driring the early morning of Fri day, the 13th inst., a dense fog arose as the Helvetia cleiired the Newfoundland Banks, and the fog-horn had been kept sounding for some hours. This had ceased being sounded tor some time, when at about seven a,m„ a steamer, under full sail and steam, suddenly appeared, bearing down on the Helvetia's fore quarter, and so close was she that the passen gers and crew on deck were certain of a fearful collision taking place in a few seconds. The man at the wheel on board the British Queen seemed deprived of power to manage the vessel, and even seemed to put the wheel in the wrong way, when the captain was seen, in his night dress, to spring upon the bridge, knock the sea man from the wheel and take _____ place. Then the sails were Been to flap, the ship obeyed the captain's guiding hand, while all looked on with bated breath. Scarce twenty yards lay between the vessels, when the British Queen so gallantly handled, answered her helm, and rushed past the Helvetia's stern. Then there rang out a cheer never to be forgotten, as the hundreds of men. women and children found themselves saved from a watery grave.

QUARANTINE AT LEVUKA.

Mr W. Rowe, of H.M. Customs, has received the following from tho Colonial Secretary's office, Levuka, dated July 30th, 1881:— "Sir,—l am directed by His Kxcellenoy the Governor to enolose for yonr information copy of the procla mation notifying that the Island of Rotumah formed part of thia colony, and that the said Island is not a port of entry, I am further to inform you that In consequence of the great danger to be apprehended from vessels touching at any place In the colony other than ports of entry, all breaohes of the quarantine laws will be Btriotly vindicated. The ports of entry are Levuka, Suva, and Loma Loma. I havo the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant (signed) i John B. Thdbston, Colonial Secretary."

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. SOUTHERN CROSS FROM LEVUKA.

The s.B. Southern Cross arrived from Levuka this morning. Capt Mackay reports of the round voyage as follows: Left Auckland at S p.m. on 27th ultimo, with line clear weather and moderate breeze from the west, baoking Into the N.W.. blowing hard with heavy sea. On the 31st at 4 a.m. sighted Norfolk Island, and came to on anchor in cascade Bay at 9.30 a.m got under weigh at noon, line and clear weather with light southerly breeze until making New Oaledonto, whioh was sighted at 6 a.m. on tho .2nd August, entening the Balari (south) passage at 1 n.m., arriving at Port 22 BS n_?° at 4 P.- m» hut In consequenoe of the Btrlot quarantine rßgulatlons, were allowed no communication with the Bhore. Sailed for EH* at,2.^5?« on AugusM,with fresh breeze from 3.E. with rain, whioh, at midnight, in creased to a gale; arrived at Suva at 6 p.m. on August 10th; discharged cargo, leaving at mid nlghtfor Levuka. Left Levuka for Auckland at 10 p.m. of the 13th, taking a departure from Kandavni thei following day. From thence had nothing but fresh southerly winds thronghoat toe passage, Sighted Cape Kara Kara at 8 a.m. of 21st, and being short of coals, made for RusseL where vrq arrived at 3.30n.m., completed coaling and left for Auokland, at 6 p.m., arriv ing the following morning. The Cross has some cargo and the following raaseneers:— Saloon. Messrs Kissling, Loader, MWeg, MoKissack, Capt Matthews and Master Harold tog__._SteeWe!_LMrMd Mrs Witherington and 6 children, Mr Pulford aud Fleming.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Wanaka, s.s., MoQUUvery, from the South Colonist, schooner, Bailey, from Waitara Lalla Rookh, s.s,, Robertson, from Waitara Hannah Mokau, s.s., McCarthy, from Waitara

IMPORTS.

Per Colonist from Waitara, 288 sheep. Per Hannah Mokau from Waitara, 228 sheep. Per Lalla Rookh from Waitara, 101 sheep, 21 head Cattle, 21 packages butter and 3 bags bacon. BPer Wanaka from the Sonth —117 sacks JMrley, 12 sacks potatoes, 26 packages butter, 12 hides, 4 bundled skins and 15 packages.

The Bteamerg LaUa Rookh and Hannah Mokau arrived with cargoes of stock from Wai tara at an early hour this morning. They were Waitara, and the latter for Raglan. c^ era^?° nerColOlllstarrived &om Waitara

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Arrived. Reliance, Sa^f^*l^ ttSgonese. Loading sFaliy. f' wwn «..___.___. . Gisboboti. this day.a Stdled j Albion, s.s., for Auoklan, 9 a.m. ■ _ __■ _ . Whahoabei, this day, BMlsfl| Mi M,t ftr Awkltwa, 0 »,m.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as Under.— This day. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and i Mongonnl, per Glenelg, at 4 p.m. For Tauranga. Ohinemutu. and Opotiki, per Wellington, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6.80 p.m. ToeSoay. 2lrd Instant. For Walwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Roße Casey, at 10 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 11.30 a.m. For Russell, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Albion, at 3 p.m. For Whangaroa, per Kreimhllda. at 4 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Waipu, Whangarei, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, 21th instant. For Coromandol, per Coromandol, at 11.30 a.m.

For Australian Colonies per City of New York, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu For Taranaki and Southern ports, per Wanaka, immediately after arrival of City of New. York from Honolulu. Thursday. 25th instant. Per s.s. Arawata, as follow:— For India, China. Japan, Medlteranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 8 a.m. For Gisborne, Napier. Southern ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Brindiai, for letters, &c., specially so prepaid and addressed, at 9 a.m. For newspapers, at 8 a.m. For money orders, and registered letters, the previous evening at 4 o'clock, S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Poet-offloe. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

AUGUST 22,1881. Theatre Royal—" Jeames," 8 p.m. Lorne-atreet Hall—Pollards' Liliputlan Opora Company: "Pinafore," 8 p.m. North Shore Sohool-room—Lawn Tennis Club meeting, 7.30 p.m. Lodge St. Andrew—Masonic.Hotel, 7.30 p.m. St. Sepulchre's M.I. Association — Debate "Should Museums and Publio Libraries bo opened on Sundays V 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

MAXWELL.—On the 19th instant, at Parnell, the wife of A. J. Maxwell of a son.

Death.

HEATH.—On the 22nd August, Job Bamilton Heath, dearly beloved son of J. W. C. Jessie Heath, in the 11th year of his age. Funeral will leave his father's residence, corner of Albert a.id Wyndham streets, on WA-.T--_Qa__j-» «*> 0.00 p,m,

Notices to Correspondents.

INQUIRER.—Mr John S. Duko, ia the Inspeotor ot Nuisances for Newton and Grafton road. Willow.—The Baying, "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster," has been aaorlbed to Dean Swift, and will be found in hia writings. A.0., Pahnell.—The late Dean Stanley, was .'a son of Dr Stanley, Bishop of Norwich.

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1831.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance For the future in the distance, . And the good that ye canldo.

Though more than two months have passed since Parliament opened, and members are sighing to bo away to their homes, the state of the Order Paper and the rate of progress in clearing it make it quite uncer tain when the House will rise. Whether the week which has just passed has been profitably spent by the House is a question which can only be answered by time. The first three days were occupied in discussing the Representation Bill.and asit has only got as far as the second reading, it cannot be considered as at all out oi danger yet. The Nelson men will most probably do a good deal of stone-walling, and consider able time may elapse before the Bill gets throughCommitteeif ever itdoes. Thefourth sitting day of the week was frittered away to a great extent in squabbles over private members' bills, and Friday's sitting was occupied exclusively with the debate on the New Plymouth harbour question. It was fully expected that there would be a warm debate—tbat In fact there would be a general howl which would only cease with the adoption of the report in its entirety. Instead of this the speeches were wearying, bslf-hearted and hall-apologetic on the part of come of the members of the committee, and the amendment of the Premier, which practically means "go in and win," was acquiesced in almost without a murmur, thus tamely ending a question which, for a long time previously had been a "burn ing one." Mr Wright spoke strongly In favour of Kawhia harbour as a " harbour of refuge," and expressed a belief that ere long it would be open for traffic. The " Post" on Saturday night speaks of the harbour scheme as " The New Plymouth gold mine." Another harbour difficulty is now threat ening. During a discussion which took place in the Legislative Council on Friday afternoon on the second reading of the Timarn Harbour Bill, Mr Waterhonse said that Sir John Coode and two Government engineers had reported that Timaru har bour was certain to fill np with shingle, and this was even now being verified, and he urged that it would be indefensible to give the lsyge endowment proposed by the bill. He moved that the latter be thrown out. On the motion of the Attorney-General, however, the debate was adjourned. The negativing of the first reading of the Education Act Amendment Bill, providing for the reading of the Bible in schools by the elder scholars, was the result of ignorance 'of its contents, Mr Seddon twitted the Premier for not explaining its provisions, and the Premier made the singular confes sion that he was quite ignorant of its nature when the first reading was proposed. What a commentary upon the multiplica tion of bills in the legislature! Here is a measure which had passed through all its stages' in the Legislative Council, encoun tenng a g°°d deal of opposition in its pas sageTwith. several divisions of the House, and yet the Premier, upon whom the duty of moving ifte first reading in the other ibranch of-the legislature devolves, confesses that he isunaware even of the nature of the biUL It is utterly impossible to do so nuach work as is pressed on the notice ot Parliament every sesßion, and do it well. The multitude of. disjointed, badly-worded, •anfl:uttetly unworkable Acts on the Statute Book, .attest the-folly aa»d mischief of the -attempt

The ioUowing are the councillors who re tire through the effluxion of term at the an nual election on September Bth:—East Ward, Councillor Crowther; North Ward, Councillor Waddelj and South Ward, Councillor Fleming. A football match was played in the Domain on Saturday afternoon between the Stanley and Selwyn Football Clubs, and resulted in a victory for Staaley. Mellis, Cowan, andPnlman played a good game for Stanley. Binney, Wooller, and Clark were the leaders for Selwyn. A woman named Mary Ann Biddick, well known to the police, was pruceedmg on board a vessel alongside the Queen-street wharf on ISaturday night, in company with a man named Scott, when she missed her footing and fell overboard. She was fished out of the water and taken into custody by the police on a charge of drunkenness Subsequently, she was Beized with pains in the chest, and was consequently sent to the Hospital for treatment. Mr J. B, Hooper, the actor who has com mitted suicide by hanging at Dunedin, was formerly a resident in Auckland. He came out with bis parents and family in the ship British Trident in 1864, and it was here he first caught the stage fever. Mr Hooper had undoubtedly mistaken his vocation, for although he worked very hard, he lacked the requisite talent for achieving distinction on the stage. Consequent disappointments and want of employment have led to the melancholy end now recorded by telegraph. A match between the Newmarket nud Albert clubs was played in the Domain Hollow ou Saturday last, resulting in an, easy victory for Newmarket by 13 points to nil. Smart made an effort to secure a touch for the Albert, but failed. Moki played well for Newmarket by securing 3 touch downs for 11. Goodman and Smart made an effort to catch him, but failed. Bullen kicked a line gold for Newmarket from a boy from Toromow. Ranguhau, Marshall, Damau and Hall played well for New market.— Half-Back. Two youths were lined at the Police Court to-day for using obscene language in Upper Queen-street. It is said that they form part of the baud of larrikins who station themselves at street corners in the neighbourhood, and pasu obsceno and filthy remarks within hearing of persons passing. Constable Clark is to be commended for his endeavours to rid tho neighbourhood of tho nuisance. A few weeks back a number of ladies in London held a meeting " to discuss the best means of introducing and promoting a style of dress more conducive to health and com fort than at present worn by English women," Viscountess Haberton now pro poses to form a society the aim of which shall be to inaugurate a style of dress "that shall be consistent with the laws of physiology, and at the same time com fortable, graceful and economical." The ladies of Berlin started such a society two or three years ago, and with great successs. The members " keep an account of the sums of money expended upon thoir dress. Fines are imposed upon thoso who exceed the limits of reasonable outlay, while rewards are given to such members as devise the best models of graceful and inexpensive garments." The funeral of tho late Mr. George Williamson, took yilace on Saturday after noon. The procession left the late residence of deceased exactly at three o'clock, for the Church of England Cemetery. Tho Rela tives of Mr. Williamson occupied the two carriages nearest the hearse, and nine other carriages and cabs were used by citizens, while a considerable number of persons followed on foot. Mr Jamieson was the undertaker. A beautifully wrought wreath of flowers %vas placed upon the coffin.

To the Editor : Sir,—As ono of the suf ferers by the Tararua disaster having lost a son by that awful calamity, I would crave a spa.cc in your valuable journal to express my heartfelt thanks to J. McCosh Clark, Esq., Mayor of Auckland, for tbe kind help he has afforded me in collect ing and forwarding me the sum of £10 4s. I was given to understand that the Union S.S. Co. had inaugurated a fund for the relief ot those who wero distressed, but not withstanding that our Mayor interested him self in my behalf, no satisfactory answer was vouchsafed, Again tendering my thanks to Mr Clark, and trusting you may find space tor this.—l am, &c, W. McQuillan.

On the evening following the arrival of the ship Hermione, from London, a very pleasant social gathering waa held on board, the object being to present to Captain Roberts, the worthy commander, an address, thanking him for the kindness and con sideration to the passengers during the voyage. A similarcompliment, accompanied by a pair of binocular glasses, was presented to Mr Salmon, chief officer, while Dr. West's services were also suitably recog nised. Songa were given by several gentle men and numerous toasts drunk, a most onjoyablo evening terminating with " Auld Lang Syne " and " God Save the Queen," most heartily engaged in by all.

The football matcn oetween tbe Pon sonby 2nd fifteen, and Newton Clubs, resulted in a draw. Skccne securing a try for Ponsonby, and Bailey a try for Newton, The game throughout was greatly in favour of Ponsonby.

Mr Edwin Binney was fined at the Police Court tn-day, for wilfully cutting the haul yards attached to the flagstaff, erected above the office of the Provident Mutual Life Assurance Association of Australia, in Queen-Btreet. Mr Binney, who rents the upper floor, said the ropes caused him annoyance by being blown against the window, and consequently he re moved the nuisance, For the defence, it was alleged that Mr Binney en deavoured to Induce Mr Bell, the agent of the company, to cancel the lease |or take over the upper floor, but failing in this, he cauaed frequent annoyance by hammering on the floor with a stick, employing vagrants to run across it, and giving the use of the room to boys for skating purposes. It was also said that he threatened to let it to a tinsmith. The Bench considered that Mr Binney had no right to cut the haul-yards without requesting Mr Bell to have them removed, and inflicted a fine of 10s and costs, or in default, seven days' imprison ment.

A writer in ,fLand and Water" con. tributes an able paper to the vaccination controversy, He says :—" Before the practice of vaccination was introduced the " mortality from small-pox was greater than it is now." Since vaccination has been "compulsory" in England tbe death-rate from small-pox has diminished to fifty per cent, of what it was in the sixteen years previous, when vaccination was very exten sively practised, but it was " optional." The statistics of small-pox hospitals in London extending over along series of years, have shown that less than " one in the hundred" of properly vaccinated persons who suffered from small-pox died, whilst a little over thirty-five in the hundred cases of small-pox in cases of persons unvaccinated died." .

Considerable commotion was caused In 1 several places of worship last evening by the ringing of the firebells—a few minutes after seven o clock. In one or two instances the conduct of persons was most reprehen sible in rushing from places of worship, and by the clatter of hoofs, impeding the pro gress of the service. This was notably the case at the Choral Hall, and which cansed serious inteirruption to Mr Geo. A. Brown and his listeners. The outbreak of fire was at the house of Mr Wm. Brinsden, painter, of Wellesley-street, and was the result of negligence in regard to the chimney. A large crowd speedily gathered round, and a detachment of the Fire Brigade, under command of Superintendent Hughes, was quickly on the spot, and by means of ladders and buckets, the fire was subdued. We would recommend house-keepers to regularly employ a chimney sweep in order to avoid such fires. The excuses offered on behalf of sooty chimnies in the Police Court are frequently more laughable than wise, and invariably lead to extra costs. We under stand that Mr Brinsden has been at Cam bridge for some time on a contract job at the new church, and, during his absence, his chimney has bean neglected.

"G.R.A. " sends us a long fetter on our city larrikins, but as our space is limited, we can only find room for a few extracts. He says :—" So many letters have appeared in the columns of your valuable journal on . tho mischievous depredations of a large number of larrikins who prowl about in gangs, and who appear to rule with un checked sway in some of our suburban 1 streets and thoroughfares, that it is really surprising the police authorities have not ' brought the arm of justice to bear upon some of these young scoundrels. The other evening the occnpants of a house in Newton were aroused at midnight by the ringing of tho house-bell and other annoyances, and when ' the master of the house went to the door he found he had been the victim of another larrikin nuisance. There was a sick person in the house, and the result of the annoy ance was a terrible shock to her nervous system. Should these young midnight maurauders play the same trios again they will not escape so freely, as a trap has been laid for tbem. I trust this complaint, which is one of a large number, will have the effect of stirring np the police to a sense of their duty, and that these annoyances will ere long be considerably abated, In the mean time let ns hope that "Lo bon, temps viendra,"

The P.M.s.s.City ot New York from San Francisco and Honolulu, had not been sig nalled up to the time at which we went to press. She may now be expected hourly.

At the Theatre Royal service last night the building was crowded, to hear the Key. Thomas Spurgeon. The bulk of the audience, however, were regular church goers, whose presence shut out that class for jwhom these services are intended. Hundreds were turned away. It is hoped that Mr Spurgeon will again conduct the service for the benefit of the persons who were unable to gain admittance. The col lection last night was £9 10b, a sum that will be found very acceptable to the pro moters ot these services, who have had to bear the brunt of the expense out of theii own pockets.

A serious accident occurred yesterday morning in Grey-street, to a middle-aged man named Hugh Bobb, under rather odd circumstances. He occupies conjointly with one Henry Pierce a dwelling house, nearly opposite the Carpenters Arms Hotel, and adjoining a building which is in course of erection. Robb arose before daylight yesterday morn« ing and while groping his way over the premises, incautiously stepped upon one of the joists of the new cottage. He tripped and fell forward very heavily on one of the other joists, the abdomen receiving the full force of tho concussion. He was unable to rise, and. when his calls brought assistance, it was found that hd was suffering great pain. Sergeant Clarke and Constable Collis hearing of the accident, obtained the services of Dr Pur ch»s, who, aftor a breif examination, ordered the mana removal to the- Hospital. There his injuries were thought to_ be of a very grave character, and indications of a rupture of the bladder, or in flammation of the bowels were feared. The patient, however, manifested none of the dreaded symptoms, and to-day he is in a much easier state. He is not absolutely out of danger, but there is, at any rate, good ground for anticipating his recovery.

The steward of the brig Annabell, now lying at tho Queen-street Wharf, had a very narrow escape from drowning on Saturday evening. Mr John Taylor, fore man of the Harbour Board works, was walking down the wharf with the ob ject of seeing that the fence around the present works was secure. It was just about half-past ten o'clock. When just past the North Shore Company's T, he heard a cry for " help," coming from the direction of the end of the wharf. Upon coming up to where the brig Annabell is lying he heard "help" again, this time from between that vessel and the wharf. Con cluding that a man had fallen over board,~he requested tho assistance of the night-watchman on board the East Lothian and together they lowered a dingy, and went to the man's assistance, They found him, in a great state of exhaustion clinging to the wailings of one of the piles alongside of the vessel, and pulled him into the boat and then ashore. The man stated that he was steward on board tho Sbrig Annabelle He appeared to be iv liquor, and had ap parently fallen into the water while trying to get on his vessel. Mr Taylor saw him safely on board and then left. There was no one else on the wharf at the time, and had Mr Taylor nol; happened to go down at that moment, therelis every likelihood that the man would have been drowned.

Yesterday special collections were made at St. Patrick's Cathedral in aid of the building fund of the Catholic Church, Newton. Tho Right Rev Lord Abbot Alcock preached at the 11 o'clock Masa, also at Vespers in the evening. Op botb occasions, at the end of his sermon, he made an appeal in behalf of the charity, alluding to the great and meritorious work which they were called upon to contribute, and the woll-kuown generosity of tho faithful who were never to be surpassed in their willingneaa to aid in any charitable work where that work was counected with that Faith to which they had clung so pertina ciously for ages through good report and bad report. Such is the present work in aid of which he now appoaled to them, and if the Beneblctine Fathers did not receive from them that solid substantial help and encouragement they had expected, he should consider he had been mistaken in looking upon them as Catholics. But he felt certain he would not be disappointed. The result ot his Lordship's opinion was more than fully realised for the collections amounted to £62. The assiduous collectors were Messrs Eyre, Leahy, Mahon. At each service the church was crowded in every part to exceßs. Miss Shana£(han deserves every praise for the musical portion which was really ex cellent, both morning and evening.

A youth named Arthur Duke, well known oil the wharf, haa been arrested on a charge of stealing a cheque for ten guineas and also about six pounds in cash, the property of Charles Hopkins, master ot the steamer Blanche. He was brought up at the Police Court to-day, and remanded till to-morrow in order that the money might be recovered It is said that he was em ployed on board the Blanche, taking in cargo, before she left for the Wade, on her last trip. When the steamer was about to leave the wharf, he said he had nothing to do ashore, and that he would accompany tho vessel on the trip. While at the Wade, Captain Hopkins received the money which Duke ia charged with stealing, from Mr Bond, who wished it to be paid to someone in town. Hopkins left the money on the cabin table, aud when the steamer was entering Auckland harbour, he sent Duke down to put out the lights. This bo did to some purpose, and when the worthy akipper moored his vessel he fouud that the cash was gone. Duke had previously said that he had only one shilling in his possession, and surprise was naturally excited when he was observed in the Theatre on Saturday night, and the fact that he hired a trap and took a number of companions out for a drive yes terday, gave rise to strong suspicions. He was charged with having committed the theft, but stoutly denied it. Eventually, however, he admitted to Captain Hopkins that ho was the offender, and he was handed over to the tender mercies of the police.

Agnes Smith, wife of Peter Smith, of Official Bay, died on Friday last, and was consigned to|her final resting priccyeaterday afternoon. Agnes was known by tho majority of citizens by her singularity of apparel, by her volnbility of tongue, and her constant solicitude for her "Shetland boy," namely, her husband, Peter Smith, to whom she was a most affectionate spouse. Mrs Smith waa sixty years of age, and had done a good deal of hard work in her time. The couple possessed a horse and cart, and altogether made a figure in the public streets not soon to be forgotten. Tbe old lady was in tho habit of saying t "My old 'oss dos'nt coat me a dollar a year for feed; natur' pervides the provener, and Agnes gathers it." The old lady was known to all the boys in Auckland as a gatherer of grass in unenclosed slips of land in and about the city. The old conple lived at Official Bay, in an old dilapidated hovel, scarcely fit for- a human habitation, and there Agnes died in her sixtieth year. She had been ailing for some time and would have no one but Peter to wait upon her. A neighbour hearing that sho was unwell went into Smith's place on Thursday and kindly asked if she could render any little service or make her some gruel. The dying woman replied : " Be off now, be off wi' ye; you want to rob be of my money;" and she pressed her hands across her breast where the old woman always had her "notes" securely stitched to an under garment, and which amounted, it is reported, to a very considerable sum. The eccentric person was a native of Fetlar, one of the Shetland Islands, in Scotland.

At the Parnell Wesleyan Church yester day morning the Rev. Mr Oliver delivered the second of two discourses on the "Im mortality of the Soul," treating on the pre sent occasion of the scriptural aspect of the question. The text was the first portion of verse 26 of xix. eh. Isaiah : " Thy dead mep. shall live, etc." In his introductory remarks the preacher referred to the almost universal belief jn the existence of the soul after death, held by ajl nations, at all periods [of the world's history, and enquired whether the human race had ever been deluded by false hopes, whether God had permitted them to believe aHe right down to the present time. There were four principal beliefs held by Christians as to the state of the soul after death, viz,, those pf the Universalists, the Restorationists, the believers in Conditional Immortality, and the orthodox, which had ever been, with trivial exceptions!, the teaching of the church. The three first had confessedly been devised to escape from the awful dogma of eternal punishment. The fourth he endeavoured to prove. The plan of the discourse was the examination of a number of passages of scripture com mencing at .Genesis, bearing on the subject, in order to 'discover their true significance and meaning.'! nln the earlier books references 'Sto a fpturs life were few, bnt further on.the way became less obscure. Among the' Old Testament passages ex amined were'll Sam. 14 14; Eccles. ix, 66 ; the raising of the widow's son by Elijah; Saul's'interyiew with the witch of Endor; and Job w. 25-2JT. Of New Testa ment passages, the following wer.e dwelt op.: the account of the Transfiguration; the parable of Dives and Lazarus; the penitent malefactor ; St. Paul's expression of desjre to be " with Christ." The little church was overcrowded wflb an attentive pflngr.eg-i.ipn,

A weU-known character, who rejoices in the soubriquet of Rob the Fiddler, is at present an inmate of the Hospital. Tho violin upon which he has been wont to discourse is, therefore, hung np for a season, and street music of that particular kind will, consequently, be at a premium.

There is at present lying in the Hospital a young man of 25 years, named Beresford Madden, who has lost gradually, and without any assignable cause, the use of his nether limbs. He is well-connected in Ire land, and arrived in Dunedin some time ago, as third oflicer of the East Lothian. He came on to Auckland with the intention of settling down, but his painful infirmity seized upon and rendered him quite helpless, and he is now a bedridden patient, quite incapable of standing erect. Before he was entirely incapacitated from going about the paralytic seizures used to come upon him quite suddenly. Sometimes, while walking, his knees would at once give way under him, and he would have to be con veyed home, His case is a curious one, At present the efficacy of frequent shocks from a galvanic battery is being tried upon him,

A girl named Rosa Ann Mc Arthur met with a rather serious accident in Chancery, street on Saturday afternoon, under the fol lowing circumstances. James Brazlin, a carter, was coming from Bycroft's with a load of earth, and when proceeding down the streot, he saw a woman named Maria Drummond quarrelling with a man, who strnck her and knocked her down. The carter ran to the horses head to save the woman from being run over, and just then the girl McArthur, who had been sitting on the kerbstone, started up in order to cross the road to the assistance of the pros trate female. The horso swerved, and striking her caused her to fall, and the cart passed over hor body. A doctor was called in to tbe girl, who was found to have sustained bruises on her legs and 'other parts of her body. It is believed however that no bones were broken, Brazlin was not to blame for tho occurrence, which was purely accidental.

FIJI NEWS.

Per S.S. Southern Cboss]

MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY COOLIES, A murderous assault was committed by a gang of ceolies upon Mr William Good, of the Rewa River, and that he escaped with his life is little short of miraculous. On the day in question, Mr Good went into the bush at some distance from his house with a gang of 27 coolies and nn Indian Sirdar to mark off their task work for the day. Whilo he was so engaged he felt himself seized from behind by ono of the nieu,who,in a half kneeling position, held him tightly round the waist. The others immediately began a savage attack on him with sticks and beat him severely about the head. In defending his bead, his arm got terribly kuocked about, and he was nearly beaton to the earth when he contrived to wrench away a stick from one of his assail ants, and laid about him in such a manner as kept the cowardly pack at bay. He then freed himself from the man holding him and escaped. During the attack he called repeatedly to the Sirdar for auistance, but the fellow never came near him until after he had fought himself irtie. On returning towards the honse, Mr Good found two men posted at the edge of the timber, apparently as sentinels to guard against surprise during the assault. On communicating with the police. Inspector Forstor was promptly in atten dance and the whole gang were arrested. Tho preliminary investigate was heard before the Stipendiary Magistrate for the district on Saturday last and had not concluded when Mr Good left to attend to important business in Levuka. In all probability the men will bo com mitted for trial and if forwarded in time will be placed at the bar during the present criminal session. Tho attack appears to have been most wanton and unprovoked as no cause for it can be assigned by Mr, Good. A GHASTLY TROPHY. By the Sea Breeze, Mr F. W. Witham has received some rather ghastly Solomon Island curios. They are life-sized effigies of human beings, the body and limbs being formed of fibre bound together with liga tures. The heads are represented by human sculls colored to suit the sable hue of the bodies, the teeth still grinning in the sap less gums, and "In those holes where eyes did once inhabit," pieces ot shell have been inserted, giving the faces a horrible and diabolical leer. Mr Witham has placed these objects in a dark store in rear of hia office, and in the imperfect light the resem blance to the mummy is so perfect that an involuntary start betrays the momentary trepidation of any visitor inveigled in for the purpose of playing a quiet practical joke'on him. EARLY LIFE IN FIJI. Some nice little disclosures wero made dnring the sittings of the Lands Commis sion at Ba, when the claim to Na Viti Island was under investigation. Two brother S.M's, who at the present day would give you a month if you called a Fijian a kaisi, pleaded guilty of some pretty little pecadilloes proving that their color blindness had undergone a complete revo lution since the days of their unregeneracy. One admitted a sort of promiscuous potting at a canoe load of natives with & rifle, > and that too with an aim good enough to splinter the mast. The other naively confessed— "When I think of my conduct in thoße days lam ashamed of myself." That's all very well, bnt not a good reason for doing vicarious penance by taking it out of other peoplo who did nothing to be ashamed of. DEATH FROM CHLORAL. A very painful sensation was created when it became known that Mr C. E. Wecker, so long connected with Levuka, was found dead in his bed at the Planters' Club Hotel at a late hour the previous night. The deceased gentleman has for some length of time past been employed as Government labour agent, and only returned to the colony on the 17th instant from his last trip in the Meg Merrilies. After tho recruits were passed, he came on to Levuka and put up at the Planters' Club Hotel, and on Monday evening retired to bed in his usual health about half-past ten or eleven o'clock. Mr Charles Truseott occu pied a bed in the same room, and ■pon his going to his room a little after midnight he found Mr Wecker quite dead, lying iv an easy attitude with his features perfectly composed but discoloured. It has transpired that the deceased was in the habit of taking chloral to induce sleep, and had that evening purchased three drachms from Mr Grounds for tho purpose named. The same quantity had been sup plied to him on the previous day which he said was lost through the breaking of the phial. It i« feared that as the habit of using it had weakened the effect of the drug he had kept both supplies so as to pro cure a more powerful dose than the chemist would sell at one time, and that his death resulted from an orrer of judgment in taking it, WRECK OF THE MEG MERRILES. We (" Fiji Times,") regret to have to re port the total loss of the clipper brigantine Meg Merrilies, which occurred early in the evening of the 21st instant. The Meg under the command of Captain Hughes, returned to Suva from her first labour cruise on Monday the 17th instant. Having landed his recruits, Captain Hughes prepared to come on to Levuka and left Suva about two o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday, in tow of- the steamer Thistle. The tender took her some miles to sea and then cast off and returned to port. After this the wind fell light aud died away to a calm, and Capt. Hughes found his vessel sagging down bodily on the main reef with the set of the sea. He made every possibleeffort to avert the impending catastrophe, his boats were sent ahead to tow. and everything that skill or seamanship could suggest was tried, but without avail, and the captain and crew had to watch themselves drifting to destruction without achanceof escape. Thevesselstruck broadside on, a little below Armstrongs Point, between two or three miles from the entrance to Suva harbour, and the seas at once mado clean breaches over her. During the night she was lifted clear of the break and now lies a total wreck one hundred yard from the edge of the reef. She is biged on both sides, half her copper is off, and her keel half out of her. She is high and dry at low tide, and. the water runs in and out of her with the ebb and flow. She had a con siderable quantity of trade about 12 tons of yams on board at the time of the mishap. The "Meg" is a perfectly new vessel.owned by Mr John Cole.and is insured in the New Zealand Co's Office for £2,000, bqt this rink lias been subdivided amongst other offices. Besides the above, her trade and fittings are insured in the South British for £500. The cutter Alarm has been despatched to the scene of the dis aster to bring all property it is possible to save on to Levuka, where it will be sold for the benefit of those whom it majr con cern. The danger arising frpm proximity to this reef is further proved by the experi ence of Captain Bruel of the barquentine Carl Graff Attens, and of Captain iraser of the Alarm, both of whom narrowly escaped shipwreck on it. So much fqr the !' authorities naval" who pronounced Suva a perfectly suitable place, from a maritime ; point of view whersat to establish the chief ; pojet of tb.jp Cojony. ,

POLICE COURT.—This day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., E.M.) Drunkenness.— Five persons were charged with having been drunk, and were punished according to their deserts. ' Laetitia Hughes was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, this being her third offence within a recent period. Obscene Language.—Robert Golding and George Warman were charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act, by using obscene language, in a public, place, to wit Upper Queen-street. — Prisoners, two lads, pleaded not guilty.— Constable Clarke deposed tbat be heard the language used. It was in the hearing of both sexes who were passing. The language was very gross, and curses and oaths were used very fre quently in reference to a tom-cat they were chasing, —Mr Cunningham gave corroborative evidence. Tho language was very bad.—His Worship said he had frequently been shocked by the horrid language which he heard made use of by boys like the prisoners in the open street. He would inflict a penalty of £2, and 5s costs, or in default, seven days' imprison-, ment with hard labour. Dkunk and Disoedekly.—John Wilson pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct.—Constable Lamb stated the nature of the offence, and a fine of 20s and costs or 48 hours' imprisonment with hard labour. Larceny.—Arthur Duke was charged with the larceny of a cheque for £10 10s, and about £6 in money, the property of Charles Hopkins, at Auckland, on August 20th.—Mr Pardy said that the prisoner admitted having taken the cheque, but as it had not been recovered, ho would ask for a remand till to-morrow.—Remanded accord ingly.

Troubles in Queen-strebt.— Edwin Binney was charged with committing wilful damage to certain rope haulyards valued at 5s on tne flagstaff of the Provident and Mutual Life Association of Australasia, on 18th August.—Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for defendant, and Mr A. E. Whitaker for plaintiff.—Mr Theo. Cooper said he would admit that the act complained of had been committed, but defendant was justified in his action. Mr Binney occupied the upper floor of the premises in which the Assurance Company conducted their business. The haulyards in question pressed down in front of his window, and on the day in question Mr Binney was writing a letter. The flapping of the haul yards caused him annoyance, and he took out his knife and cut them,— Mr Whitaker said one side of a story was good until the other was told. Mr Binney wished the company to leave the upper floor, and because they would not do so, he made a point of annoying Mr Bell. He went upstairs, armed with a large stick, and hammered on the floor so loudly and continuously that business in the office, downstairs was disturbed. He also employed boys to run about overhead. In fact, he had done many petty acts to cause annoyance that a schoolboy would be ashamed of, simply in order to compel the company to lease the upper floor. He would call Mr Bell.— William Thomas Bell, manager of the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, deposed that he had a lease of premises in Queen-street, Mr Binney ocenpying the top storey. He had a flagstaff over the place, and haulyards were attached. These were cut. Mr Binney had done a great many things to annoy him, and compel him to lease the upper floor. First of all he let it to a lot of boys to skate upon ; then he sent a number of vagrants to create a row over head, which was done effectually, He was also in the habit of [walking over head with a large stick, which he would hammer on the floor in such a manner as to cause considerable noise. Last_ Monday there was a directors meeting downstairs, but no business could be done owing to the disturbance overhead. Mr Binney had threatened to let the place to a tinsmith, and he had also tried to knock down the picture in -front of the building.—To Mr Cooper: If he were writing at a table the flapping of the haul yards might cause him annoyance, but Mr Binney did not work there.—George Gor don, gum merchant, deposed that he rented an office on the same floor as the Mutual Life Association. He was frequently annoyed by noises overhead, and on one occasion he went upstairs to remonstrate with Mr Binney. The door was locked, and witness called out asking him what he was doing. He replied that he was "munching something," and witness remarked that he must be munching earth, and if he did not stop it, he must take steps to compel him to desist.—Edwin Binney was called and deposed that he believed he was justified in cutting the haulyards be cause they were causing him annoyance. He pulled the haulyards down some time after he cut them. He never asked Mr Bell to have the haulyards removed.— In reply to Mr Cooper," witness said he believed he had done right, and he would not hesitate to act similarly again under the same circumstanoes.—His Worship said he would inflict a fine this time, but if the offence were repeated he would send defen dant to Mount Eden. He could not think that a man had any right to cut away any such obstruction without first consulting his lawyer, and he would therefore inflict a fine of 10s (5s for the damage), and order the defendant to pay that amount, with £5 costs, or go to prison for fonrteen days.— This concluded the business.

ENGLAND AND CYPRUS.

AN interesting, if somewhat barren dis cussion took place in the House of Com* mons on the Cyprus Convention. The debate was looked forward to with great interest, because it was expected that Mr Gladstone would declare the policy the Government meant to [pursue regarding our obligations to Turkey. It will be remembered that by the Anglo-Turkish Convention, we aro bound to defend the Asiatic dominions of the Sultan from Russian aggression. In return for this guarantee, the Porte undertook to carry out certain specified reforms in its Asiatic territory, and ceded us the Island of Cyprus. But Cyprus has proved an unprofitable and useless acquisi tion, the Porte, has never carried out the reforms, and, as a con sequence of Turkish misrule, a Russian in tervention in Armenia take place any day. In such an event, would England be bound to give military assistance to the Porte to resist Russian aggression ? This was the real question raised by Mr. Rylands last Friday night. It had been expected that Mr Gladstone would declare that England would withdraw from her responsibilities, and buy Cyprus from the Sultan for 300, 000. Although the Prime Minister heartily denounced the immorality and folly of the Anglo Turkish Convention, he did not throw any light on what England meant to do. Liberals and Conservatives agreed that the Porte could not call on us to defend her territories, inasmuch as Turkey had not carried out her own engagements, though Mr Bourke contended that it was to our own interests to resist Russian aggression. It is believed that Mr Gladstone's reticence on this subject,was due to the fact that the Turkish Government had been unwilling to free us from our engagements on such easy terms. Turkey derives £100,000 a-year from us for Cyprus. It is known that she never got bo much when it was under her own control, nor have wo been able to make the island pay with such an unusual burden on it. Still it is an axiom of European polity that a province once freed from Turkish rule shall never go back to it again; so that we must make some sort of a bargain with the Turks, and keep the island. When Mr Goschen was returning from Constantinople he tried to induce Prince Bismarck to join in pressing the Porte to carry out the long promised reforms in Armenia and Anatolia. This the German Chancellor refused to do, and England has been left with the matter on her own hands. Lord Dufferin has now taken up the subject, and he is instrncted to formally demand of Turkey the fulfil ment of her engagements. As Turkey cer tainly will not, and cannot, do this, 'the Government will probably take her non performance as an absolution from the inglorious Anglo-Turkish Convention.

Mr Fitzgibbon Louch is a passenger by the Eotoraa to arrive in Auckland on Mon day. Cheap Iron Bedsteads.-a large lot fust opened up at the City Hall Arcade. Also, some very handsome Black and Gold Frame Pier Glasses o£ quite a new design, some having shelves for ornaments to rest on; Cheffonier Backs, Gilt Frame Glasses. Toilet Glasses, Child's Folding Carriage, Rooking and High Chair Combined—a very ingeniouß contrivance. Fresh shipment of Austrian Bent Wood Furni- I ture now on view—a great numbers of patterns. This style of furniture so well adapted for the climate, is fast growing in favour, as it is suit able for either dining or drawing-room. Just landed a shipment of American Chairs and Perambulatorß- •*• large stock of Uenera- Household Furniture to select from, and Bed. ding ot all sizes kept ready for delivery. New comers should especially visit the City Hall Arcade, as well as Residents and those abont to marry. Five per cent, discount is allowed for. cash payments if paid at time of purohase. Goods delivered free to any part of the town, Note the address—City Hall Furnishing Arcade, Queen-stxpet, Auckland-GarliokandCranwel], pto^rietoW'r-ADTT.

CABLEGRAMS.

Irkutsk's Telegrams,] LONDON, August 20. DECLINE OF NEW ZEALAND SECU RITIES. Consols remain at 100 J. New Zealand' securities are to-day quoted as follows: 5 per cent. 10-40 loan, 104£ (a decline of 10a); 5 per cent. 1889 loan, 105J (a decline of £1); 4i per cent. 1879-1904 loan, IOOf (a decline of 10a). Markets for Adelaide and New Zealand breadstuffs and Australian tallow show no quotable change since yesterday. CONCENTRATION OF FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN. CALCUTTA, August 20. Telegrams to hand from Afghanistan re port that the Amir Abdur Rahman's forces are now concentrating in the neighbourhood of Kalat-i-Ghilzai, Ayub Khan is still at Kandahar, where he continues the massing ( of troops. PARNELL'S MOTION REJECTED. LONDON, August 20. In tho House of Commons to-day, a' motion, introduced by Mr Parnell, con denning the Government for the re-arrest of Davitt, was, after a debate, negatived by 61 to 19 votes. GREEKS OCCUPY CEDED TERRI TORY. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 20. The territory in Thesaaly, which forms the extended Greek frontier, has now been evacuated by tho Turks, and the Greeks enter upon possession. KULDJA CEDED TO CHINA. ST. PETERSBURG, August 20.

The treaty between the Russian^ and Chinese Governments for the retrocession of the Kuldja territory to China has been ratified here.

AUSTRALIAN.

SEVEN FRESH CASES OF SMALL POX. SYDNEY, Monday.

Seven fresh cases of small-pox have been reported to the Board of Health. The sufferers are: Children named Ryder, at Waterloo, whose case has since proved fatal; a man named Emerson and a boy namedßurford, residing in Sussex-street; a man named Macallum, residing in Macquarrie - streot; a man named Oxenham, of Redfern; a man named Johnston, of Moore Park, and a man named Fitzpatrick. The last mentioned called at the infirmary for medi cal advice, when it was discovered that he was suffering from small-pox. He and all the other sufferers have been removed to the Quarantine Station, and their various residences have been isolated.

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

[via the bluff.]

TERRIFIC HEAT IN ENGLAND. LONDON, July 15. Terrific heat has prevailed in England for a few days. The thermometer at noon to day registered 137 fahr. in the sun, which is altogether unprecedented, Work has been suspended at several forges and. blast furnaces in Staffordshire. Many cases of sunstroke occurred at the recentmanoeuvres of the troops at Aldershot. Four died from sunstroke and several are dangerously ill.

RECEPTION OF KING KALAKAND,

Kalakand.Kirig of the Sandwich Islands, has arrived in London. He visited tho Queen at Windsor.

THE NEW TICHBORNE CLAIMANT.

The New Tichborne Claimant is about to leave the United States for England to pro secute his suit. This claimant asserts he will have no difficulty in establishing his iden tity among his companions and relatives in France and England, lie challenges exam ination as to the most difficult points in his statement. His narrative is singularly cir cumstantial. He writes and speaks French. The story of his wanderings ia romantic, and includes marriage, with registration of births of children, who were christened in the name of Tichborne, on dates prior to Orton's trial. The claimant for many years bore the names of Chas Odger and Ferris. He accounts for his long silence by stating that as far back as 1854, he took an oath, not to reveal himself until 1880, being in fear of assass ination if his identity were estab lished. The latest accounts, however, state that the claimant's two principal patrons are beginning to discover discrepancies in his narrative, and now discountenance the visit to England. THE PLAGUE IN RUSSIA. The Siberian plague appeared in the environs of St. Petersburg, and has proved very fatal to cattle and horses. It has also attacked hnman subjects. Another terrible disease presenting plague symptoms has also appeared amongst the Russian peasan try. The principle characteristics are bleed at tho nose and an appearance of black spots on the body. LONDON, August 14. Amass meeting of Liberals will be held in London on Monday to protest against the possibility of the Irish Land Bill being lost through the House of Lords insisting upon its amendments. The excitement I throughout the country is very great. The Liberals of Greenwich have deter* mined upon giving a grand demonstration in honour of Mr Gladstone, who formerly represented the Borough, with a view of strengthening his hands in the present crisis, by the exhibition of public confi dence^ Mr Gladstone has accepted the invita tion, and the affair has been fixed to take place on "Wednesday next. EGYPT AND ABYSSINIA. The relations between Egypt and Abyssinia are very strained owing to a dispute arising out of frontier complications. Both countries are preparing for war, and it is feared that without European inter vention hostilities will ensue. TAX ON IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA. ; ' Litigation is amine over the law recently passed by the legislature ot the State of New York imposing a head tax of one dollar on every emigrant landed from foreign vessels. Hitherto the cost of the Immigration Bureau has been paid solely by direct vote of the New York Legislature, and this tax is represented as necessary to defray expenses incurred in re ceiving and distributing immigration. The steamship companies have challenged the power of the local legislature to pass such a law, and have refused payment of tbe tax. The Immigration Bureau has accordingly instituted proceedings in the Law Courts and enforce payment.

ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS IN GER MANY.

The German Government has given in structions to severely repress riotous distur bances arising ont of the anti-Jewish feel ing which has taken place in many parts of the country. A scheme has been set on foot for the colonisation of Nova Zembla, two Islands in the Arctic Ocean dependant on the Russian Government. Archangel purposes to found a trading establishment there. The proposal is regarded with in terest in connection with Arctic exploration and the recent discovery of a northeast pas sage.

PANIC AND DISASTER AT A BULL FIGHT.

LONDON, August 15,

A terrible accident has occurred at a bull fight at Marseilles. During the progress of the spectacle, when the Amphitheatre was crowded with people, a portion of the build ing gave way with a loud crash. A num ber of persons wero seriously hurt, and a panic set in among the spectators, many of whom were severely injured in their rush to escape. The utmost consternation pre vailed, and finally, when the investigation could be made, it was ascertained that 12 persons had been killed, and 150 wounded. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Hanlan, the rowing champion, has ac cepted a challenge again to row a sculling match against Ross. It has been fixed to take place at Toronto, Canada, in October.

SAILOR'S STRIKE,

The sailors in London having been unable to obtain redress to their grievances, have carried out their determination to strike. A large number of men ore now out, and the movement is spreading to other ports.

A FLEET UNDER THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS THE BALTIC.

The Reserve Squadron commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Cronstadt and spent several days in the Baltic. They were received very cordially by the Russian authorities and public. An English squad ron has not visited the Baltic since Sir Charles Napier's hostile expedition in 1854. The Duke of Edinburgh's squadron is now at Kief, where the reception has been equally friendly, The French foreign policy is beginning to give considerable umbrage in England.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM. OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

WELLINGTON, this day. THE ROW BEIWEEN THE SPEAKER AND MR PYKE.

The general feeling with regard to the little breeze in the House on Friday night is that Mr Pyke was unfairly sat upon by the Speaker and Mr Hall. It is looked upon as au insult, that the Speaker should have referred to the necessity of calling in the Sergeant-at-Arms, while Mr Pvke had not even been ordered to leave the Chamber. It would have been right enough had he been so required, and had refused. Mr Hall's promptness to hand in his motion, and the Speaker's peremptory order that Mr Pyke should not explain even before he attempted to riae, led several members to the conclusion that the affair was preconcerted. AUCKLAND CAUCUS ABOUT THE EECLAMATION. A caucus of Auckland members waß held to-day to consider the question of harbour reclamation, and to try and get the Govern ment to place on the estimates a Burnt complete the reclamation. All the Aucko and members were present except Sir- George Grey. It was resolved to interview the Government on the subject at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

BOCK URILL FOR THE THAMES.

Sir Geo. Grey, Mr Brodie, and Mr Wil kinson, waited on the Government to-day with reference to getting the rock drill for the purpose of testing the deep levels of the goldfields from the big pump shaft. The Minister of Mines promised to consult his colleagues and give an answer in a day or two.

THE FISHERIES' BILLS,

The following is the Statutes Revision Commissioners' report upon the Fisheries Consolidation Bill:—" This bill consolidates and amends seven Acts relating to the fisheries of the colony, inclusive of oysters and seals. .Experience has proved that fixed provisions in;the existing Acts in rela tion to the close seasons and other matters are not suitable in a colony having a Coast line running through twenty degrees of latitude with varying climate, and that it is necessary for the more efficient working of the Acts that the powers conferred thereby should be more elastic and capable of change, according to circumstances. This requirement is also the more apparent at the present time when the fishing trade is comparatively in its infancy and the process of acclimatising fish has not yet been perfected. While, therefore, in this bill the penalty and procedure sections of the existing law have been preserved it has been suggested to us that the administration of the Act . should be given to Collectors of Customs in the different ports of the colony whose regular functions peculiarly lit them for efficiently performing these duties. Pro vision has been made to this effect accord ingly, whilst in respect of the fresh water fisheries powers are taken for the most suitablo officers to be appointed for their regulation. Some of the new clauses ap pearing in the bill are adapted from the Victorian Acts of 1873 and 1878 respec tively. In Victoria an attempt was made by the first Act to erect definitely the powers regulating the fisheries, iv the colony, bnt it was found necessary by the Act of 1878 to revert to the original method of enabling the Governor-in-Council to provide for cases as they arose. In New Zealand, with so many varieties of climate, different fisheries and so large an extent of coast, the need of such an administration has already been pressed by applications from all parts of the colony. SUPREME COURT PROCEDURE. The Supreme Court Practise and Pro cedure Act Amendment Bill introduced into the Legislature by the Attorney- General provides:—" In every judicial dis trict of the Supreme Court not having a Judge of the Supremo Court resident with in such district any Registrar of the said Court for such district, may act for any Judge of such district with all the jurisdic tion, power, and authority of such Judge, except as hereinafter mentioned: Every such Registrar shall sit at Chambers for the despatch of such business as he is authorised to carry out by the Provisions of this Act, and while so sitting shall have the same power and jurisdiction as a judge of the Supreme Court at Chambers would have, and any order made by any such .Registrar shall be equivalent to and shall have the name force and effect as if the same had been made by a judge of the said Court for such judicial district sitting at Chambers. Provided that no such .Regis trar shall have power to make any order of. Court, or to commit any person to prison, except pursuant to the provisions of the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act, 1874, or of any Act amending the same. TENANTS' FIXTURE BILL. The Attorney-General has also brought down the Tenants' Fixture Bill, which pro vides that tenants may remove fixtures from the premises of landlords before or at the expiration of tenancy, but must not damage the freehold in a way that money compen sation cannot be made. If damage is done for which compensation can be made, sueh1 compensation is to be paid as may be agreed upon between the parties, and if no agreement can be come to, the amount to be ascertained in a Court of Competent Jurisdiction. Nothing in the Act shall be deemed to affect any case or contract in respect of any tenancy of any land, tenements, or premises in which any, provision may be made respecting tenant fixtures or the right to remove the same. Tne Act is to come into operation on the Ist January, 1882.

LORNE-STREET HALL.

H.M.S. PINAFORE.

HM.S. Pinafore was produced again at the Lome-street Hall on Saturday evening by the Pollard Lilliputian Opera Company. There was a large attendance, and the per formance was thoroughly successful. The caste of characters Was somewhat changed, but "the representation was none theless suc cessful on that account. Miss May Pollard, as Josephine, Master Sallinger, as Captain Corcoran, Masters Osmond as' Ralph Kackstraw, and the Boatswain, and Master Sheean, as Dick Deadeye, all appeared, and were most favourably re ceived. But the principal attraction was centred in the impersonation of Admiral Porter by little' Amy Brooks. Although only a little mite, she acts very well, while her singing is decidedly good. She pos sesses a clear voice of good range and compass, which is admirably suitable for rendering tha music of the part. Her debftt was so successful that it is a matter of surprise that sho did not appear in the part during tho recent season. Her hornpipe with the big Aunt was encored, and the two in which the Admiral appears with the Captain and Josephine had also to be repeated. Miss Julia Simmons took the character of Hebe, and sang her part very well, while the representation of Buttercup was capital • " Pinafore " with a changed caste is announced for two more evenings.

WAITEMATA COUNCIL BOARD.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—ln the columns of your extremely courteous contemporary, the "New Zealand Herald," on the 11th inst,, reporting the pro ceedings of the Waitemata Council Board, there appeared a gross misrepresentation ot facts emanating from the late chairman of the Takapuna Highway Road Board. I will not, however, trespass on your space by detailing them again, but simply give them the most emphatic contradiction, whilst treating'them with the supreme con tempt they so justly deserve. As the tendency of the remarks might probably lead to most prejudicial results (pendente lite) I wrote a detailed account to this delectable "Government organ" in reply, —in order to refnte them—as a simple act of justice to eight other residents, besides myself, in this district (who had signed a public petition which comprised the " bone of contention" in the present instance. "Whether its non-insertion was owing to a want of the commonest courtesy and fair play to those whom the " Herald's" columns had so pointedly maligned, or whether the motive was " spargere voces in valgum ambiguas " is a question (like the tail ends of Euclid's pro blems) Q.E.D. Want of space can hardly plead the excuse, as any public journal that can devote so much to that very flowery eloquence (when casually referring to the aun and moon), as the " refulgent raya of the majestic Sol," and the " transcendant power of Jupiter Pluvius," can and ought surely to realize the practicability (or " posßibleness" as the "Herald" often calls it) of affording one small corner for the defence of those of its subscribers who may haye had the misfortune to be either directly or indirectly villified or subjected to offensive imputations through the medium of Its own columns.—Yours, See, George Welsh, Takapima, 19th August.



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