SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

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ARRIVALS.

Wallahl, s.s., Leys, from Whanganui Lalla Rookh, from Waitara

TO-DAY. Wellington, s.s., Anderson, from Tauranga Krlemhilda, schooner, Bathurst, from Whan

garei Chnatina. schoonor, Smilh from Kubjcll Sissy, Bchoonor, Haslngs, from Russell

DEPARTURES. LAST EVENING.

Ruby, schooner, Lambert, for Russell Albion, a.*., cluclair, for Uusaoll

TO-DAY. Wellington, s.b., Anueiau-, or Kusaell Habicht, U G.M. s.s., ivuhu for Samoa 5.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

Sydney—Ringarooma, 10th Melbourne and South- vlbion, s.s., 1 hursday Taranaki and South—Hawea, luo-day, 19 h Tauranga—Glonelg, Tuesday and Friday; «el-

lingten. Monday „. . Russoll-lona, .Monday ; Wellington, Wcdnos-

Whangarei—Aigylo. Tuesdays and Fridays : Wollinßton, VV'edne day and Krlday Whangarei and Husaoil -Wellington, Wednes day

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Wolverino.H.M.S.. from -'ydnoy, shortly Hertna, M.1.G.M.. from Melbourne, daily Merope. ship, from London Avo-a. barque, from London; to eail January 15 Chile,barque.fro.u London ; sailed Decembor23 Orient, barque, from New York; to sail Feb ruary 11 Peru, barquo, from London ; sailed Jan. 12 Loch Uee, biirtiii -, from Li.nlon; sailed Decem ber 25 Halcione, -hip, from London; loading Loch Uoon, berqu , from London; loa ing Corocdla, barquo, from London ; loading Jan. 6 Superior, barq io, from New York; sailed, October 23 Cabarfeidh, barque 13.Q.M..1.1. from Hongkong Tha aea, barquo, from Adt-aide Emperor bri*, from Lyttelton Orwell, brigai.tine, from the Islands Ethel, brigantine, from Dunedln Ryno, bri_aatine, from Kotumah Ro.leriek Dhu, brig nt;ne, fro-" Uunedin Clansman, hrigantin.*. (Rom Timaru Borealii. br.gantine, frum Aitutaki Flirt, brigauliue. from Samoa Rache Co-ien, Bchooner, lr ni Duncdin Caledonii, schooner, from Samoa Mazeppa, schooner, from Rarotonga Marion, achooucr, from Noumea Policeman, sohooner, from Noumea *gnes Donald, schooner, from Rarotonga lamaru, Bchooner, from Sydney Clrrle, schooner, from Lyttelton Transit, sohooner. from Rarotonga Nightingale, schooner, from Samoa Gael, schooner, fro.n Levuka Saxon, Bchooner, from L 5 tcelton Torea, schooner, from Lyttcton Winifred, s hooner, from New Hebrides Atotehau, schooner, from Rarotonga Ovalau, si-hooner, from Barutonga Annie Wils in, schoonor, from Weetport Belle Brandon, schooner, from Samoa Norval, sohooner, from Norfolk Island Griffin, schooner, from Admiralty Island Ptarl, ketch, from Rarotonga

EXHORTS.

Per Hero, for Hokitika: 1 bundle brooms, 1 parcel, 8 cases orangea. For Ureymouth: 1 package.

Per Loongana, forHobart-1 tiunk, 1393 pieces timber.

Inwards Cojstwise.—Blanche, Irom Wade, with 100,000 shinglea; Kriemhilda, from Whan garoa, wi:h 23,300 feet timber. 7000 Bhingles; Sunbeam, from Manaia, with9ooo fcetsawn tim ber ; Christina, from Kus-ell, with 86 tons coal; Sea Breeze, from Bay ot Islands, with 80 tons coal. Outwards foASTWiSE.—Blanche, for Wade; Nancy, for Thames; Mercury, for Tairua. The Bchooner Kate McGregor ha 9 cleared at the Customs for Kaipara in ballast. Sne will when there probably load for a Southern port. The Auckland Rowing Club contest all the amateur oventa in the Ponsonby Regatta. The German man-of war Hnlicht left for Samoa this morniug, but tho Moewo was de tained through a alight accident to her machinery, the will probably leevo to-morrow morning, The barquo Loongana cleared at the Customs for Hobart today. She takes three passengers; —Mrs Allen and Messrs Allen (2). The schooner Cloopatra cleared at the Customs to-day for Greymouth in ballast The schooner Onward cleared to-day for Hoki anga in ballast, where she loads for Lyttelton. WThe s.s. Wellington, from W hangarei, brought th following passengers:—Messrs Nancarroo, Cook, Johnaon, Chadwick, Parfces, C. Salter. H. Smith, Allan, Rev. M. 11. Kyan, Mr and Mrs Jordan and servant, Mr and Mrs J. Reid, Mr and Mrs Macdonald and child, Mr and Misses (2) LanselL The brigantine Bannock burn cleared at the Customs to-day in ballast for Newcastle, where she loads for Oamaru. The brigantine Look Out cleared at tho Cus toms to-day for Kaipara to-day to load for Newcastle. The s.s.Hero left for Ruspell.Greymouth.Hokl tiha and Sydney shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday. Passengers: Mr Down and aon, Messrs Wm. Alcken and T. R. Comet Tho Japaneae man-o'-war. Riajio Kan, which la expected to visit New Zealand shortly, 1?, ■with the exception of three Knglißh sailora who occupy tho poeitlons of commander-in-chargo, lastructor of cadets, and instructor in seaman ship, officered and manned by Japanese. The barques Loch Fleet and Anozi have completed their boding at Port ahurirl, and are expected to leave for London during tho present week.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Lalla Rookh, p.s., Campbell, from Raglan

DEPARTURES.

Penguin, s.s., Malcolm, for South

IMPORTS.

Per Lalla Rookb, from Raglan—ll bales flax, 21 hides, 2 bundles Bkina, 6 caaes bacon, 21 plga, 10 sacks rape seed, 1 bales fungus, and 15 pack ages.

EXPORTS.

Per Penguin, for New Plymouth-8 platjs Iron, 3 bundles piping. 6 sacks oyatera, 1 chaff cutter, 2 cases powder, 2 pumps, 12 camp ovens, 8 tona paint. Bor Neleon: 126 pieces and packa ges ioinery, 16 sackß oysters, 8 bundles bags, 16 doors, 2 cases wive, 9 caaes. For Picton: 9 caeca bisouits, 3 doors, 9 sashes, i packages. For Weatport: 1 case biacnlta. For Blenheim :21 cases and packages. For Wellington: 1 sack, 1 cask, 2 packagea. For Christchurch: 3 packa ges.

THE ANNIE MILBANK ASHORE.

Information received in town to-day re ported that the p.s. Annie Milbank, trading be tween Whangarei and Mangawai, connecting with the as. Wellington at the former place, had gone aground on Monday last at Parua Bay, and was making water fast. Sho had a considerable quantity of cargo for Waipu and Mangawai, which is said to be greatly damaged by salt water. Tho exact amount of damage done is not yet known.

PORT OF WHANGAPOA.

Arrivals, April 7: Defiance, brigantine, McKay, from Auckland, in ballast. Departures, April 11: Krkmhilda, schooner, Bathurßt. for auokland, with 30,000 feet sawn timber, shingles, hides, and sheep skins: Start, cutter Williamson, for Auckland, with 2-1.000 feet sawn timber; Champion, cutter, MclJer mld for Auckland, with 21,000 feet Bawn timber; Fanny Kelly, ketch, Williams, for Auckland, with2Booo feet sawn timber; Reliance, ketch, Lawson. for Glsbo-ne, with 50,000 feet sawn timber. April 8: Vision, cutter, forMongonui, With 4,000 feet sawn timoer. Vessels Loading: Medoraschoonor, withsawn timber, for Mongonul: Defiance, brigantine, with baulk timber, for Dnnedin.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Lyttelton, yesterday. Sailed: Rotomahana, s.s,, for the South.

Port Chalmhrs, yesterday. Arrived: Rlngarooma, s.s., from Melbourne. Sailed: Hawea, a.s., for Northern Ports. Nkw Plymouth, this day. Arrived: Penguin, from Onehunga. Whanqarri, this day. Arrived: Argyle, s.s,, from Auckland, at 9 a.tn

Waitara. this day. Arrived: Rowena, s.s„ from Onehunga, at 9 a,m.

COMMERCIAL.

BVBNINQ Star Office, Wednesday. Mr Gabriel Lowis held a sale of tea and nrovieions to-day with aatiafactory results. 40 kees of good butter brought 7Jd per lb; feed oats, 2s Id, The tea was reserved for a future Bale- . . „

Messrs E. and A. Isaacs held there flret trade Bale of winter clothing to-day, consisting of boys and youths suits, etc. The sale was largely attend od by the trade, and over 3,500 lots sold at good prices.

Mr Slbbin sold five crates of New Zealand manufactured crookery, chiefly from Otago. Tho ware was assorted comprising every kiud necessary for household use and sold at fair prioes. The buyers, however, seem to prefer homemade ware, although the goods were generally admired as colonial work.

Messrs Cochrane and son held a large book Bale today, including a selection from the library of the late Colonel Nation, Tho books were in excellent order, and strongly bound, and many of the volumes, especially those of Mciuley, Thackery, Sydney Smith, Tennyson, and others, averaged very high prices; some of them beyond the regular retail price. The com petition for the British poets was lively. Mr R. Arthur held a fruit and provision sale to-day. Bobart Town apples, 8s to 9a 2d per case; Gisborne apple", 2Jd; quinces, 2d; Auck land apphs, ljd to 3d; peai s, ljd to 2Jd; onions, Id; butter, 7Jd. The dwelling-house in Pon sonby was not sold.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as Undeb.— This Day. For Whangarei Heads. Whangarei, Russell, and Kawakawa, per Wellington, at 1 p.m. For Friendly Islands, per Kdith, at 4 p.m. For Thames, jer Hntorprl3o, at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, Uth instant. For Wanganul, per Wallabi, at 8 a.m. For Walwera, To Kapa. Craigioburn. and Warkworth, por Roao Casov, at 10 a.m. For Huahino, por Pirato, at 3 p.m. For Gi3borne, Napier, southern ports, and Auatrallan Colonica. por Albion, at G p.m. Fo; Whamfaroi Heads, Puma. Waipu, Whan aat-el, Tangihua, and Mangapal, per Wel lington, at a p.m. For Thamea. per Rotomahana, at 6 p.m. Saturday, 16th inatant. For Taranaki, Wanganul, and Wellington, por Oretl, at 8 a.m. For Walwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wai, etc, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki, Wanganul, and Wellington, por Samson, at 11 a.m. For Walhoko and Coromandel, por Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. For Whangarei Heads, Waipu, and Whangarei, per Argyle, at 1 p.m. For Whiiiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Glenelg, at 1 p.m. For Thamea, per Rotomahana, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, 26th inatant. Per s.s. City ot Sydney, aa follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States ot America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign Woat Indies, at 1 p.m. For Unltod Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. I Late letters bearing an extra fee ot sixpence. In addition to tho postage, will bo received by the Mall Agent on board tho steamer up to tho time of sailing. Tnia mail will bo duo In London on Tuesday, June 7, 1881.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

April 13th, 18S1.

Theatre Royal — Simonsen's Royal Opera Company, " Lucia Di Lammermoor, 8 p.m.

St James' Church—Soiree and Conversazione, 6.30 p.m.

St. Matthew's Church—Holy Week Service Sermon hy Rev. B. T. Dudley, 7.30 p.m.

Drill-shed—Parade of Auckland Engineer Volunteers, 7.30 p.m.

V.M.C.A.—Evangelistic Service by Rev. C. M. Pym, 7.30 p.m. Masonic Hall, Onehunga—Doran's Variety Troune, 8 p.m.

Notice to Correspondents.

A.W.R.—(I) The first Jew who sat and voted in the English House of Commons after the passing of the Act with the omission of the words " on the faith of a Christian," was the late Haron Rothschild. 12) The eldest aon of tho British Sovereign is bora Duke of Corn wall.

Birth.

ALDERTON.-On April 9th, the wife of F. R. Alderton of a son. WESTBY.-On April 6th, at Cambridge, Wai kato, the wife of H. W. W eatby of a daughter.

Death.

BEAUMONT.-On the 12th April, William Beaumont, aged 73 years. The funeral will leave his lato residence, 19, Grey-Btreet, to-morrow (Thursday), at half past 3 o'clook. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. COvVAN.-On the 13th inst, at Mastorton, Wellington, Alexander Dallas Cowan, Sur veyor and Native Interpreter, eldest aon of the late Charles Cowan, Millholme House, Musselburgh, Scotland, and stepson of Dr. Stock well. Auckland; aged 31 years, ELTEN.—On 13th April, 1881, Louisa Klten, aged 23 years. The funeral will leave her late residence at 3 p.m. to-morrow, loth instant. LOVKLL.—On the 11th inst., at his parents' re sidence, Victoria-street Auckland, Kroanuel James.only son o£ Kmanuel and Mary Lovell; aged 1 year and 1 month. MITCHELL.-On April 12th, at his lato re sidence, Baker-street, Mr, Martin Mitchell, Draper, late of Wellington. The funeral will take place to-morrow (Thursday), at 3 o'olook, Friends please accept this invitation.

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1881.

FEVER AND SANITARY REFORM.

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

IN view of the visitation, of fever from which this neighbourhood has unhappily lately suffered, the following extract from a recent number of the London "Times" should command attention :—

" The question whether it is possible to saturate Ihe human system with some sub stance which, without prejudice to general health, would counteract the germs of mala rial infection and enable persons to live in malarial districts with impunity at any time, is being studied by M. Tommasi- Crudeli. In the end of the 17th century arsenious acid (commonly called arsenic) was largely employed in the treatment, especially of the graver forms of the disease, and though displaced to some extont since the discovery of quinine, is still used as be

iug cheaper and sometimes efficacious where quinine is not. In some cases, too, the system will not bear tho dose of quinine necessary. Now, M. Totnmasi- Crudcli knows of cases where men had to pasa the summer in the most un healthy districts of the Agro Romano, and who were every year attacked by the fever till the last two years, when by a regular use of Fowler's arsenical liquor they have both enjoyed immunity and regained appo titc and vigour. He is about, to make ex periments on animals to find |(1) whether such immunity may bo secured in a con stant way ; (2) what is tho minimum daily dose of arsenious acid (in proportion to the body-weight) which will make the system refractory to the malarial ferment, An extensive distribution of such a poison ous substance among an agricultural popu lation would, no doubt, bo attended with i danger ; and M. Totnmassi-Crudeli suggests the use of the arsenic in some such way as that lately ndoptcd at Cascrta in the treat ment of a grave malarial epidemic. The substance was supplied in the form of gela tide tablets made by Decian, of Venice, each dividedinto 50 square pieccseasily detatclieil and each piece containing so much arsenic (2 mgr.). For the preventive purpose, the proportion would be reduced. The nature 'of malarial fever has beeu further eluci dated by tho researches of M M. Cuboni aud Marchiafavn. In the former researches by M ta. Tommasi-Crudeli and Krebs (1579), it was a curious fact that the characteristic form of the ' bacillus' was not found in the circulation of persons who had the fever, though largely iv certain parts, the spleen and bone-marrow espe cially. It now appcors that during the ingress of the fever, and also during tin; last period of tlie febrile iutormittenco, the blood of the whole body contains a con siderable number of individuals of the parasitic species. These ure mostly spore producing ; and when, in the second period (up to the crisis) they are all, or nearly all destroyed, one sees in the blood merely a number, somo times enormous, of (lie small spores which have been liberated, nnd which iv favourable conditions produce a new generation of bacilli in tho same blood."

Although that form of fever which has caused so much alarm during tho Inst fow weeks, viz., typhoid, is quite distinct from the fever whioh malaria produces, yet the above interesting extract suggests the inquiry whether something can not be discovered which will net ns aprophylactic; which, taken into tin system, will prevent the typhoid-fevcr-gorm from producing any effects. Arsenic, it would seem, i* powerful to do this in malarial fever; is thero nothing which will luivo similar results in the case ot those infected with typhoid ? Surely this is a matter ot" sufficient importance to command the attention of many scientific men, Of course au investigation, such as would be needed, would Go attended with groat risks, risks quite ns hazardous ns those accompanying chemical researches into dynamite and nun-cotton. But medical science has never been wanting in devotees willing to endanger their lives for the amelioration of the pains of their fellows. The man who will discover the preventative ding which is called for will cam the blessings and grateful thanks of many thousands nil over the world.

Hut it is a universally recognised truth that "prevention is better than cure." That it would be better to prcvont typhoid fever altogether than to make the most brilliant discovery as to its cure, will be generally agreed. And that it can be pre vented were the popular mind resolutely t>i set itself in that direction, is an admitted fact nmotig the faculty, The first necessity includes the isolation of infected persons as far ns possible, and the thorough disinfecting of everything that bus come away from their bodies. Tho fact needs uo insisting upon that one person afllicted with typhoid is quite enough to give the disease to a whole town. The process of disinfection cannot be too careful. It is essential that such powerful agents as blue-vitriol, spirits of salts, and carbolic acid, should be used. If sullicieut care were bestowed on disinfection it is quite certain that au epidemic of typhoid would soon be cut abort. The greatest attention should bo given to the water-supply, and close inspection made to see tbat it cannot lie contaminated. ' In any case water for drinking purposes should b-i boiled before using. Surface wells, such as are found in and around Auckland, aro not to bo trusted, despite auy immunity from defilement which may hitherto have been enjoyed. Experience bus long since shown, except perhaps to a minority of brainless interested individuals, that safety for towns consists alone ,in going without the bounds for a pure supply of water, aa Glasgow has gmio to Lake Katrine; or to artesian wells sunk fur belownny possibility of lmpurcinlil tration,as the North Kent Company hosdono to satisfy the wants of South East Loudon. Theu there is the question of sewerage, about which so much has been said, aud so little done. That the earth-closet system, laxly as it is carried out (not to mention cesspools and other abominations), cannot effectually keep a city pure must, wc think, be conceded. Nothing less than a complete aud intricate system of main drainage keeps Loudon so healthy as it is. We do not pro pose to raise the knotty question of sewage disposal, but this we cannot avoid saying : There is every probability that, unless tbe sewage of Aucklaud is carried further away from tho town than is at present intended, those extensive bays of the har bour, which are left bare at low water, will eventually become a source of great annoy ance aud danger. Filth must necessarily be deposited ou the exposed flats, aud tbat cannot ferment and fester under a sub tropical sun without producing deleterious results. Wc think that our men in autho rity have not looked this possible evil fairly in tbe face yet. If they do not voluntarily, the time may come when it will be thrust too forcibly into their notice. We have perhaps wandered somewhat away from our subject, which was the prevention of fever, but it has been with tbe intention ot trying to rouse the public from their wonted apathy ou sanitary matter.'-. A severe visitation would of course make them do something ; but in a community of enlightened Englishmen such a disagree able motive power should not bo needed. The individual comfort and safety of the citizens—not to appeal to any other aud higher considerations — ought to prompt them to make this lovely city, rejoicing as it does in an unsurpassed situation, clean and sweet, <md free from what are known to be preventable diseases.

It is impossible to conceive of anything more scaudulous than that a boy like Breen, who had just come out of gaol, alter sullering for a dastardly criminal assault on a young eirl, should have bceu left "in charge" of the Home for Neglected and Destitute Children, iv wuich there were a number of females. It is due to the Government aud the aub senbers that the committee Bhall publish, authoritatively, an explanation of their part in this disgraceful affair.

We would draw the special attention of fruit-growers to the article in another column by Mr Goldic, of the Domain, upon pruning. The system recommended by Mr Goldie has been practised with great success in previous seasons at Remuera.

The Second Eleven West End C.C. will proceed on thei rcountry trip to-morrow at 3.p.m. by the tity of Cork.

Entries for the Ponsonby Regatta, which takes place on Easter Monday, will be received at the Ponsonby Club Hotel, Pon sonby, this evening. As is usual ou such occasions there exists a certain amount of dissatisfaction in reference to the classifica tion of boats, and the relative amounts of prize money. Fori instance, in tho race for open sailing boats from 18 to 25 feet measurement—a race in which but two boats are expected to compote—a prize of £15 in value is to be given, while in the I fourth rtce —that for open-sailing boats from 12 to 18 feet measurement, in which about fifteen or twenty boats were expected to enter, the prize held out is a paltry £6. This sum is, by the owners of boats likely to enter, considered not worth racing for, as it will not do more than cover expenses. This certainly shows a lack of good judg ment and consideration on the part of the committee, and we trust that as far as pos sible the error will be corrected by the addi tion otsomething which will bring forward the greatest number of boats likely to compete. A protest will probably be entered against the Young Colonial contesting the race for open boats under 12 feet measurement, which competition, it appears, she is en titled to enter under Ponsonby Regatta regulations. Her length is considerably greater than that of auy of the other boats which she will sail against, and they as a consequence are grumbling. The boats which will be entered for the race are the Coy, Nellie, Imp, On Dit, Otawa, and Devonport. These matters and others of a like nature no doubt will have due consider ation this evening, and we trust the Com mittee will endeavour to put all boats on an equal footing, and make the separate races really worth winning, and a real trial of speed and skill in workmanship.

After we went to press yesterday, some i further evidence of an unimportant nature was taken at the inquest on Charles Wegelbeden, who was found dead in the Domain, A verdict that deceased shot himself while in a state of temporary in sanity was returned. One juryman was desirous of bringing in a verdict ot felo de sc.

At Manchester recently, two members of the police force went to a coffee saloon with the expresa object of trapping the proprie tor. I hey took coffee, afterwards putting down 5s for champagne, and were supplied with Zoedone, the new teetotal beverage, instead. The officers felt vety much sat upou at the Police Court, when the case for the prosecution had been closed, and the drink proved to have been Zoedone instead of the sparkling Moet.

The race of desperadoes is not yet extinct in the Western States of America. A telegram from El Dorado, a town of Nevada, published in the last mail papers gives the following account of an affray there :— El Dorado has just had an ex tensive boom. Three days ago Hank Parish nnd a man styled "Nigger" Clark were playing poker in Greenwood's saloon, i lie former was drunk and lost §100. The loss incensed him, and he pulled his pistol iindshotat Clark, wounding him, thoughnot seriously. Parish then opened fire on Greenwood, and shot him in tho stomach, inflicting a mortal wound. He then left. Shortly after the shooting Andy Fife, the Coroner, appeared on the scene, and was proceeding to take Greenwood's deposition, when Parish again put in an appearance with a pistol iv each hand, and demanded that Fife take §100 from Greenwood's pocket, which he (Parish) had lost, or he would kill both of them forthwith. Of couise Fife was obliged to comply in order to save his life at the hands of such a desperado. Parish defies arrest, and say* lie will kill the first mau who attempts to arrest him. At latest accounts fie was still at large."

Return of sick treated at the Provincial District Hospital, Auckland, for the week ending Saturday, April oth, 1881 :— Itcmained last return, 95; admitted since; 15 ; discharged, 12 ; remaining, OS ; males, 78; females, 20. Arrangement of cases : Zymotic, 12; constitutional, 10 ; local, 43 ; developmental, 17 ; violent IG. Thanks are returned to Dr Kctiderdinc for now volumes of "Sunday at Home," " Leisure Hour," " liritisli Workman," " Band of Hope Review," and " Tract Magazine. (Mil linen is very much required for use in Hospital.

Tho Prince of Wales has visited a Jewish Synagogue. '1 ho circumstance has calico forth letters detailing other royal visits. Ono of tho letters—by Mr A. L, Green contains tho following paragraph on the Jews in general :—" The key to tho secret of onr marvellous national preservation and our notable successes in the world is this. Our preservation and success are not the sole results of our industry, sustained energy, thrift, sobriety, nnd genius, but are owing in a great degree to the solidarity of our social relations. Wo aro not wholly free from rivalries, but this must be re garded as the natural outcome of our mental characteristics—the striving to excel. Let, however, a Jew, the humblest and the poorest, unjustly suiter indignity or outrage, and tho Jews of tho world—true to their racial and religious instincts and obli gations—unite ns ono man to champion, and, if possible, redress tlio wronged and relieve the suffering. And yet withal ' the one touch of nature that makes us kin ' in no way withdraws us from our allegiance to our native lands, or impairs in the slightest degree our lofty sense of what as a com munity wo owe to society at large both as citizens and as subjects."

Tho Maoris assembled at Cambridge were in a state of commotion ou Saturday after noon, and mustered in great force on tho vacant allotment opposite the Criterion Hotel. A Maori Lothario, named Karetni, of the Ngntirnngi tribe, had been caught in fragninte delicto with a woman named .Ngaki, wifo of Kerona, iv one of the apartments of tho temporary houses erected on the ground, and the injured husband, with a party of his fol lowers and henchmen, went to demand utu, which waa refused, the relatives of tho woman contending that it was merely a caso of wrongful suspicion. The woman and her supposed paramour wero separated and guarded to save them from personal injury. At ono time a free light appeared imminent, bnt the affair did not proceed beyond threats and much hubbub. The injured husband threatens to 'institute crim. con. proceedings, nnd ns the parties move in tho highest circles soinoJ,intereflting disclosures are anticipated. " Waikato Mail."

Tho British Attorney-General's new elections bill provides that the expenses of a candidate in any constituency of less than 2000 electors, must not exceed £350, which amount is to be thus apportioned: £100 for printing, advertising, stationery and postage, nnd £250 for all ex petiscß, In constituencies wbero the electors numbor moru than 2000 tha maxi mum expenditure is fixed sit £3SO; and a further huiii of £,'lO is allowed for every additional thousand over tho first two thousand voters. Tho "St. Janica' Budget" says that the city of Loudon at Inst general election spent together £15,506 or £2554 each ; the sum spent rocontly by the six can dictates for the County of Durham was £10,000 or an average of about £7700 each ; the election expenso* of Sir George Elliot, an unsuccessful candidate, wero ollicially returned at £12,727 ; whilst the Mid lothian election cost Mr Gladstone, the successful candidate, no less than £2304, the expenses of his opponent, Lord Dalkeith, being much heavier, £GO7S. Mr tlcrbcrt Gladstone had to spend £6377 to get elected for Middlesex, his two op ponents, Lord George Hamilton and Mr Goopo " knocking down," to use a colonialism, a cheque for £11,50G between them.

An idea of the extraordinary dimensions of the great clock, '' Big Ben," will be ob tained from the following graphic account, given by_ Mr A. Grey, and will doubtless interest many of our renders. The face measures 22ft Gin in dia meter and 70 feet in circumference j the minute hand is a little over 11 feet in length, and, being hollow and made of copper, only weighs 1 Jcwt.; the figures are 2 feet from cud to end, and the minute dots are exactly 1 foot 8 inches apart from ccntro to centre. It takes five hours twice every week to wind up the striking part, but twenty minntos only for the going part, which is small compared with tho staking part. The number of turns taken in winding up the clock every week are—quarter weights, 7100; hour weights, 7000; going weights, 420: total number of turns every week, 14,820. It reports its own time to Greenwich twice in each day, and is kept bo correct that it has varied less than a second in 80 consecutive days. The weight of the pcudulutn is 700lbs, and the shaft is 15ft. long. The weight of the going train weighs 1J cwt. The visitor to this wonder of greatness has to mount nearly 300 steps, and is well repaid for hia trouble by seoing some very interesting views of London, etc. The smalleat of the quarter bells woighs 21 cwt., the third quarter bell 36 cwt., and the fonrth quarter bell nearly four tons. The hour bell of " Big Ben " weighs 13J tons. The weights fall a distance of 175 feet beneath the clock.

The youth, Michael Breen, was sentenced to six months in gaol yesterday for an in decent assault upon a little girl in the Industrial Home. The prisoner was ex ceedingly cool under the charge, and as Mr Laishley retired from the defence Breen undertook his own defence with a degree of impudence and vogue talk which has seldom been equalled in a court of justice in this city, aud to which Mr Barstow listened with exemplary patience, although the greater portiou of the cross-examination was irre levant to the case. Dr Harvey gave evi deuce as to receiving information of the assault and reporting it. Ho had an idea that Breen was an intimate friend of the Stickleys, or at least of Mrs Stickley, as he was treated as such. Mr Stickley, iv his evi dence, stated that Breen was left in charge'of tlieJHome, with special instruc tiona that the place was to be kept quiet, and that he was not, on any account, to go to the girl's apartment, Jknowing what had previously occurred. Ho had seen the girls acted indecently, hanging half-way out ofjtno windows partly undressed, and and dancing about in the wash tubs with their petticoats up to their knees. Witness was questioned rather sharply by Mr Barstow about Breen's previous character, and the impropriety of employing such a person at the Home, and leaving young girls in his charge. Mr Stickley 'replied that he knew that Breen had been convicted at the Supreme Courtt for a crim inal assault upon a female at Onehunga; but before employing him, he had consulted Col. Haultain. Breen was engaged.by the committee to the island, and went down in Col Hiiultiiin's yacht. He did not sanction his going down, feeling that if anything should happen, public opinion would be strong against him for permitting it. He requested Mr Burnsley, in case Breen wished to remain on the island, to have him arrested. Dr Harvey spoke favourably of the conduct of the giris during the last three months. The prisoner endeavoured to show that the girls were mak ing a_ great noise, and he simply went to their rooms to quiet them, and tho two ! girls desired him to stay there for a time as their protector, but he could not account for locking himself in, His Worship could not accent Breen's unreasonable excuse ; he was strictly ordered not to go upstairs under any pretext, and on][the evidence of a number of witneses, he was bound to convict him of a breach of confidence and indecency.

The Wellington correspondent of the " Otago Daily Times" says: "I am positively informed ou good authority that Sir George Grey is determined to place himself at tbe head of the Opposition next session. He will assume the lead, and act as leader. Those who do not choose to follow him can do as they please, but he will lead the Opposition whether the party like it or not, and notwithstanding his formal deposition last session.''

Mr B. Caas, ot Christchurch, sends the fol lowing sovereign remedy/ for dysentery :— Recipe:—Tincture rhubarb, laudanum, cayenne _ pepper (treble strength), essence peppermint and spirits camphor, equal quantities of all mixed. Dose—From 3 to 5 drops for an infant, and from 20 to 30 drops for an adult, taken in a little sugar, or a spoouful of sweetened water ; take a dose every hour till cured. A few doses will completely cure, sometimes only one is required. The remedy should be resorted to immediately the bowels become disarranged, when generally a single mild dosecompletely restores the patient. Those afflicted with diarrhoea or dysentery should eschew the use of brandy or any wine, they being absolute poison in such cases. Any chemist will make up a small bottle of the above mixture for a shilling.

Referring to the Hon. Mr Rolleston's visit to Mr Vesey Stewart's new settlement at To Puke, the " Bay of Plenty Times " says : —" Mr Eolleston was thoroughly delighted with the enterprise and energy of the new settlers, and that too in the face of the peculiar difficulties they bad to encoun ter, through tbe absence of facilities of com munication with their lands. The resolute nnd determined way in which the settlers have grappled with these difficulties, and the absence of that murmuring in which new comers sometimes indulge, cannot fail to have struck the Minister, and must havo strongly impressed him with their practical common sense, thus giving him a high opinion of the class of people brought out under tho auspices of Mr Vcsey Stewart. What Mr Rollcaton saw at To Puke impressed him favourably in regard to tho advantages of special settle ments when organised under experienced management, and no doubt will go far to lead him and the Govorutncnt to encourage such schemes, which are found suili n ready means of getting the waßte lauds of the colony settled without any expense to tho country."

R. Lathropo sends another letter in which ho says : "My remarks to " Truth" happen to hit ono of the right nails ou the head -Mr F, Lawry, He seems to feel the blow vcrry much, as it must have hit him very bard." After maundering on, appar ently under the impression that Mr Lawry is a Government official, whom he wants to give a rap to, ho continues : " In regards of there being 13,000 tons of grain waiting to be shiped from New Zealand is because the people of the United Kingdom and else wero know full well from reports they have seen in their picss that the public bent wants it euqualy as well us what they do if thoso who own it would only look about them at home first (us I mysolf would only lie too glad to receive from the genourous public as you term them Mr Editor.)." lie then proceeds to refer to somo letter which bo wrote to the Herald, when quartered at quraiitino island on arrival, and before even landing in Auckland. Tho preliminary growl of tho dear pet was that " the Government official did not care what sort of water or or rations we wero getting," Mr Lathorpo lias hud bis say ; and we aro not disponed to waste more of our space upon him. lie lias said quite enough to show tho stamp of mau, Wo wish Mr Laboucbero joy over this new authority on Now Zealand affairs, with the one reservation, however, that while bo allows himself to bo humbugged by such correspondents, be cannot expect bis paper to be otherwise than a laugliiug-stock in the colonies. We have received another letter from au assisted immigrant who speaks in very different terms of the fortune which brought him to this colony. It is, however, unnecessary to publish a statement which might be multiplied, were it desirable, a thousand fold from tho experience of successful colonists, who began life hero with even le.-s monoy in their pockets than R. Lathropo had.

A correspondent writes. —"Amongt-t other matters winch are engaging the at tention of school committees, that of school holidays sectns to be one. Now, as to whether or no the number of holidays be too great, I would say by all means let the public decide, But there scorns to be a ten dency now on the part of the Board to rele gate thia matter to the several school com mittees, and the consequence necessarily is that some schools arc open while othera are closed. This is bad policy, for theso reasons: —(1) Ono school being kept open while others in tho immediate neigh bourhood aro closed will have a poor attendance, and tho discipline will sull'er, for attendanco is not supposed to be optional. (2) The teacher will aull'or pecuniarily if he be a bond teacher for the avetago will be diminished. (3) The whole district will suffer, as the Boards are paid according to capitation allowance calculated ou the average attendance. There aro othor reasons, but I am quite aurc these aro sufficient, why the Board should regulate school holidays throughout the city aud auburba."

We notico that Mr Dcran's Troupe will givo a unique entortalnmont to-night In the Masonlo Hall, Onehunga; and to mrorow (Thursday) evening at the North Shoro, In cluding now songa by Tom Margett, chiefly comio. and other vocallata. alao Mr Campbell and ono or two othor professionals. Professor Lennox will appear with a new aeries of char acteristic skotchos and noveltlos, while local matters will not be forgotten.

COMIC CRICKET CARNIVAL.

Thk members of Simonsen's Opera Com pany after due deliberation have decided to represent the following characters in their Grand Comic Costume and Harlequinade Cricket Match in tho Domain ou Saturday next:—No. 1, English Clown ; No. 2, Pantaloon; No. 3, The Mayor of Rich mond ; No.' 4, Ralph Rackatraw; No. 5, a Peasant of 11th Century ; No, 6, Police man XXXXXXX; No. 7, the Real Devil (a demon bowler); No. 8, a French Clown (very funny aud generally plays ou stilts) ; No. 9, an Imitation Beer Barrel; No. 10, Buttercup; No. 11, Mr Timothy O'Mulli gau, an Italian from Cork, aud the world renowned Ham Fattuan. Tbe above formidable team will play against a picked Auckland Eleven, and, as there will be some really excellent cricket combined with plenty of harmless fun ami frolic, we anticipate a largo and fashionable attendance. As any surplus funds from this match will be soent by the trustees of the Cricket Ground in the erec tion of scats for the future convenience of visitors and in improving the ground gener ally, the public should mako a hearty re sponse on such an occasion,

MINING NEWS.

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS,

Success.—Them are still good prospects obtained in the reef. lam looking forward to another haul of gold when I get ahead. It will take two or three days before I can break down again, as the reef is always kept well ahead. The ground is a little harder than it has been tor the last tew days, but there is a change for tho better alongside the reef.—Peter Reid, Coro mandel, April 11.

Golden Calf G.M.C.—The wages men are driving on no. 1 lodo at No. 2 level, and are carrying gold along with them. We have about eight pounds of picked stono from the breaking down to-day. The prospects on No. 3 level aro also improving, as a good class of stone in which there arc daubs of gold are seen, has been met with, From the appearance of the reet and the class of country we are now getting into, I have every hope of tha reef improving up wards.—Thos. H. Crawford, Grahams town, April 12.

Old Caledonian.—l have to-day in tersected No. 2 reef in cross-cut No. 1 level, a distance of 102 feet from No. 6 reef. I have just broken tho footwall, and I like its appearance very well. The reef is heavily charged with good minerals, and likely looking stone ior gold. I shall not break into it for a day or two, aa the reef is underlying very fast, and it will take that time to clean out against it. I have been taking down the leader in the winze for two days, and it has opened out into a nice body of Btono fully sixteen inches in thickness and carrying strong colours of gold the whole depth. Tho large reef in the hanging wall of this leader looks very promising and full of mineral. I shall break into it next week to see and find the hanging wall,.and crush a trial crushing from it. I have had the men cleaning out the intermediate level, No. 2 shaft, to get at Kirwd's leader.—T. B. Hicks, Grahams town, April 9th. Luck's all,—No. 3 Level — Leading stopc has been extended 18 feet, and tim. beted. The reef is patchy ; gold line and showy. I hopo to intersect the reef in No. 2 level this week. Battery.—l 3 loads of quartz, with the picked stono, have been , put through for only 45 ounces of amalgam, which will probably givo 75 ounces gold.— I S. Gkidble.

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Bo brief; lor It is wltn words as with sun beams : the more they are condensed the deeper they burn."— Southky.

Women's heads are like safes—you can't tell how much they have in them by the number of locks they have on. A little girl who was much petted said -. " I like sitting on gentlemen's knees better than on ladies' I don't you, ma?"

Wellington people are asking why White, of Mercury Bay, lias not intimated whether he intends to close with Hearn's terms for a (sculling match,

" Bridget, the dust upon the furniture is intolerable. What shall Ido ?" "Doas I do, mann, pay no attention to it."

A wicked bachelor says that no matter whom you many, you will find afterwards that you have married a different person. People who have occasion to interview Mr Wayland, Registrar of Births, Mar riages, and Deaths, will find him now in an office between the District Court and old Provincial Buildings, Eden Crescent. The situation ia a most out-of-the-way and un suitable one for an officer in such general request,

Foot and Mouth Disease.—Gout from gluttony.

Marginal note.— (RyanAntiquary).— The Art of Illumination was brought to perfec tion just exactly when it was most needed.— i.e. in the Dark Ages. A "Nelly"-gant Monarch.—The King of the " Hellenes."

The Hou, Mr Rolloston left for Taranaki and the South yesterday.

The Wangatu block, 100,000 acres, and the Waiapu block No. 2, 37,000 acres, have gone through the Native Lands Court. Both are conveyed to Mr Eobt. Cooper. At Wellington Supreme Court yesterday, William Michael Downs, for having in his possession two stamps which had been found fraudulently removed from cortain deed, was acquitted. Tho Crown prosecutor entered a " nolle prosequi " in the other charges.

Herbert Warm, aged nine years, fell from a three-rail fcuco at Mahurangi and broke his arm, causing lite bone to obtrude through the flesh. Mr C. N. McMurdo has successfully Bet the limb.

Ponsonby Regatta entries aro receivable to-night at tho Club Hotel. Boat-owners should not forget.

It is said that the Rev. C, H. Spurgeon, the renowned Baptist, lias at last resolved to visit Australia for tho benefit of his health.

Thero were four cases of typhoid fever under treatment at the Provincial Ilospitil yesterday, and two of theße were from Newmarket.

Over 131,000 sacks of grain were received at Timaru station this season, and 60,000 came in by drays,

If a girl has pretty teeth she laughs often, if she's got a pretty foot she'll wear a short drcaa, aud if she's got a neat hand she's fond of a game of whist: and if the reverse, she dislikes all these small affairs.

The latest Cambridge Maori scandal has been settled by payment of £35, the un faithful spouse then returning to her husband us if nothing had happened. The following advertisement nppenred lately in an Irish newspaper -.—" This is to notify Patrick O'Flaherty, who lately left bis lodgings, that if bo does not return soon, aud pay for the same, he shall be advertised."

Messrs Winks and Hall intend celebrating the opening of the new warehouse, Short land-street, by a dinner and bull to the employes on Thursday.

Grand Flaneur lias run niue times, win ning every race, and earning in stakes alone £7945 of which the sum of £G9GO has ftillen to the lot of hia lucky owner this year.

Iv the paragraph referring to MrSaukcy's troubles with a road, Whangarei was substi tuted for Mahurangi. Mr McMillan gave a fashionable ball last cvemug at Remuera. Tho grounds were ornamented with Chinese lanterns and re freshments wero spread in a large marquee, and supper iv the dining room. About 200 were present.

The license of the Royal Hotel, East Hamilton, has been allowed to lapse through an informality in applying for a transfer from the late holder to the present one. Some disagreement among the members of tho Cambridge Bund haa led to the resignation of Mr Macintosh, the band master.

" which is the more delicate sense, feel ing or sight?" asked a professor. "Feeling," responded a student, " Give a proof of it, with au example." " Well, my chum can feel hia moustache, but nobody else can see it," responded tbe student.

Two of the Te Puke new chums coming across a pig in the scrub concluded it was ode of tho "wild boars" they had reud of, and giving chase slew tho fcrocioua animal. Soon afterwards a Maori turned up, and proving conclusively the ownership, com pelled the bravo hunters to pay 5s as utu. It is reported that Sir E. W. Stafford and the Hon, Thomas Russell may be expected to arrive in New Zealand about July, and that ono of the Rothschilds may accompany them in view of home bank interests.

Dr Patcrson, a reecnt arrival as surgeon of nn immigrant ship, has taken up his residence at Lake Rotorua. This will be a great beuefit to invalids.

Tuesday's "Tauranga Times" says: " The work of making a talsc bottom "for the Taupo is still beins; proceeded with under the direction of Mr Gouk, out it is impossible as yet to say when it will be complotcd."

The cargo of the whaler Janus, wrecked at Aranui, was valued at £10,000. The wreck nnd cargo, exclusive of oil and bone, waa sold to Mr Brown, of Whangaroa, Everything was uninsured.

The output of coal from the Kawakawa mine for the month o£ March, was 4639 tons 5 cwt.

Mr S. Hemus's addresses on temperance at Whangaroa have, says our correspondent, been much appreciated.

The Thames "Star says : "Sir George Grey is said to enjoy an income of £10,000 per annum."

Murdoch, the cricketer, is about to be come a Benedict. The lady resides in the Sandhurst district, and is not only hand some and accomplished, but possessed of "sugar."

The first Australian Eleven made about £650 per man, and the necond Australian team will divide about £500 per man for the English touts.

ONEHUNGA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tna usual fortnightly meeting of tho abovo Council waa hold on Monday night last. The Mayor (J, Blakey), Councillors Hartnett, Broad foot, Hills, Earlo, Hastio, Jaokson, Kolsall and Codlin woro prcsont. Tho minutes of previous meeting wero read and confirmed.

Correspondence.—a letter from Captain Yatos, asking tho Ccuucll to reduce tho rates on his property in Nowsome-Btreet, was referred to tho Finance Committee.—Letters were re ceived from Mr Babor and Mr Boylan, Civil Enginoorß, stating that thoy would accept tho appointment, and act as arbitrators re tho Waterworks dispute. — A deputation consisting of Councillor's Hills, Codlin, and the Mayor, was appointed to wait on tho Hon. tho Attorney-General with reference to matters connootod with main road.

Waterworks Report.—The report stated that during tho month, 38 vessels were supplied with 3680 gallons of water, paying for samo, £18 Bi.

Tho report ot Finanoe Committeo shewed that tho Council had appointed Mr J. Bailor, and the contractor had appointed Mr T. Boylau, as arbitrators re tho waterworks dispute. Bank Account.—To crodit of Borough at Bank, £375 Is 9d. Several contractors' accounts were read, and ordered to be paid. A petition having the signature of 110 burgesßes was presented. Tho petition was read, whioh pointed out that the petitioners approved ot tho action of tho majority of Councillors, in granting the contractor for waterworks arbi tration. A short discussion took place on a petition that was received at a previous meet ing of the Council, asking the Council to defer arbitration, until a publlo meeting of the burgeaaea was held. Cr Jackson said it would be absurd to hold a publio meeting niw, tho arbitrators wero appointed, and ihe next thing tho burgesßes would sco before them would be tho arbitrator's bill, wh'ch would certainly astonish them. Cr Codlin agreed with tho last speaker; he said that it the Council wero in favour of apublio meetingthey should nothavo appointed arbitrators until after tho burgessos had expressed their opinion. He compared tho action of a number of Councillors, to sending a ■man a good dlnnor after he had died of btarva tion.—Cr Hastio considered the burgesses asked too much—thoy refered to the disorganißCd Btate of the Council, and prayed for a remedy for the same, which means for the wholo Counoil to resign. He would adviso them to act like the Scotchman at his "prayers"—be thankful for small meroles. After several Councilors had taken a part in the discussion, and expressed their opinion, the matter was shelved.

Cr Jackson moved that the contractor be instructed to supply 200yda of broken blue metal provided for in his oontract directed by tho Stroet's Committee.—Motion carried.—Cr Hilla movod that tho footpath and water-table in Trafalgar-street, bo ropalred.—Motion carried. —The Mayor said this conoluded the business for this night. Tho Council would meet again on Monday fortnight.—[Own correspondent.]

We notice by our advertising columns that to-morrow Messrs Hunter and Nolan will Bubmit at their mart, Durham-street, a number of valuable properties; also tho foroand-aft schooner Gem.

"Charivari" has a good hit at the anti tobacco societies, in the shape of the follow ing fictitious notice s " Still another catas trophe caused by tho abuse of tobacco. Yesterday on the Avenue de l'Opera a gentleman was about to pick up a cigar that he.had let drop. At the same instant an omnibus was passing. The driver had not time to rein up his horses, and the un fortunate gentleman was literally crushed. See whither the immoderate use of cigars may lead one I"

THE NEW ZEALAND AGRI CULTURAL COMPANY'S ESTATE.

UNDER the heading, "A Gigantic|Pro perty,'' Mr Dow, the agricultural editor of the Melbourne "Leader," who has been making a tour of New Zealand, gives an in teresting account of the estate of the New Zealand Agricultural Company, to retain the directorship of which Sir Julius \ogel resigned the Agent Generalship. He says : " The Waimea -Plains railway, extending from Gore to Elbow, a distance of 37 miles, runs for the whole distance through an im mense estate, the property of the New Zea land Agrictural Company. This large estate contains 168,000 acres of freehold land, and a leased run of 142,000 acres being 70 miles long and about 10 or 12 miles wide. The freehold takes up about 40 miles of tbe front age to the Mataura River, the land on tbe extreme alluvial flats being of the richest imaginable description. In addition to horses and a herd of about 3000 fairly well bred shorthorn cattle, tneproperty is stocked with sheep, 124,000 having been shorn this season, and this only represents a small part of its carrying capabilities, for as the run recovers from the effects of the rabbit plague, which has now been suppressed, and cultivation extends, the stock will be multiplied manyfold. Since the pro perty came into the hands of the Company, the iabbit nuisance has been systematically dealt with, and cul tivation with the sowing-down of pastures has been extensively carried on. Judging from appearances, there must have been a good deal ot mismanagement on the part of some of the former owners, but the vigorous exertions of Mr Henry Driver, the com pany's manager, and of the resident manager, Mr John Chaplin, who, by the way, like most of the leading men of Southland and Otago, are old Victorians, aro rapidly organising matters and working a beneficial transformation.

As to the quality of the soil, it may be stated that there is probably over 100,000 acres of first-class agricultural flats, the ter races and hills varying from medium to in ferior. The oats were expected to yield from 40 to 50 bushels per acre, the wheat 40 bushels and barley 45.

The paddocks are large, for although there are 420 miles of fencing erected and in course of erection upon the estate, there is yet much work to be done in the way of subdivision. From GOO to 800 acres of wheat in one paddock looks large, and after a day's ride through fields of this kind one's ideas of area get somewbatcoufused. There are this year 1500 acres of turnips, 1100 acres of wheat, 1500 of oats, and 150 of barky, while no less than 10,700 acres have been broken up and sown with grasses during the season, which with the old grass land makes a total of 23,000 acres cultivated. The big farms of America are heard of all over the world, but comparatively few know anything about the extensive agri cultural operations of .New Zealand; yet from 3000 to 5000 acres of grain crop is not uncommon in this colony. It is a heavy undertaking to get 10,700 acres of land ploughed aud sown in one season, yet Mr Chaplin managed this in a few months, employing from 4G to 52 four-horae double furrow ploughs.

Ploughing new land costs 93 per acre ; old land, 7s. For each scrape of harrow, lOd per acre, three scrapers being required ; lolling, Is per acre; sowing with broadcast machine, Cd per acre. Tho contractors find tools and everything, buying oats for their horses from the Company at la Gd per bushel, andcbaffat£4perton." Mr Chaplin has a large Buncle cbatl'cutter set up ova low four-wheel carriage, which ia moved about to stacks in the different fields to supply the contractors with chaff. What is called harvesting by contract in cludes reaping, binding, stocking, carting, stacking and thatching. This is done with the back delivery machine, at from 15s to 17s per acre, according to the crop, and at from lis Gd to 14s per acre with the reaper and binder, the Company supplying the machines iv both cases.

KURANUI HILL UNITED G.M.C.

THE MINE MANAGERSHIP.

Ax adjourned meeting of the Kuranui Hill Goldmining Company was held yesterday afternoon ia accordance with a motion moved by Mr Laishley at the annual meet ing. The business was to " consider tbe advisability of making a change in the management of the mine." Mr T. Peacock, Chairman, of Directors, presided, and there was a moderately good attendance of share holders.

Iv opening the meetiug, the Chairman stated that complaints had been made again9t Mr Walker, but upon investigation it was found that there were no just grouuds for complaint regarding the manager's honesty or competency. Tbe mover of the resolution disclaimed any in tention of making such charges, and only brought forward his motion in consequence of the manager's want of success in the search of gold.

A motion by Mr Hayc3 that the manager be dismissed, as it was the general opinion that he had too much of a clique in town, waa withdrawn upon it being pointed out that Mr Laishley's motion was before the meeting. Mr Hayes an nounced liis intention of supporting it. Mr Buchanan said that Mr Walker had long experience in the mino, He believed the work was carried on systematically. This was not the case in|the tributers,for he had seen them burrowing for gold. The manager had come out well in the disputes with tho tributers, and tho shareholders must have something more definite than the statement that the manager was out of luck before they adopted that resolution.

Mr Lennox said that in many mines where men had been unable to find gold, new men who were put in charge had been more sncccssful. He, however, thought that the matter should be left in the hands of the directors, and he moved an amendment to that effect.

Mr Buchanan seconded,

Mr Hayes said that public opinion considered Mr Walker to be incompetent, and that he was connected with a clique. Mr P. Nolan objected to these remarks. He had worked in the mine three years ago as a contractor, and he was well acquainted with it. He considered that the mine was well worked.

Mr W. McCullock corroborated Mr Nolan's statement. If the manager was untortunate, it did not prove that he was incompetent, nnd the remarks regarding incompetency should not have been made. Mr Laishley said his motion was not as some appeared to think, a motion of want of confidence in the directors. Mr Walker , had been manager for 11 years, and that should be a lair test of his success or non success. In this he thought the manager's most ardent friend would not say that he had been successful. Last year, and even recently, they had paid calls, and it was quite time there should be some patent results. Until within a few minutes since, he had never seen Mr Walker.and had never had any conversation with him.sohe had no personal interest further than the good of the mino and the benefit of himself. It was for the shareholders to consider whether they should go on making calls, or have a chance of receiving dividends. He thought as business men they must come to the ccnclusionthatunsuccessfulmen are unsafe men to deal with and were better avoided. They had often come across such men, whose integrity was unimpeach able, out in their personal affairs they would avoid them. Why should they be more ilax in a company concern ? They wanted fresh ideas iv the mine, and with them, they could not be worse off than they were.

The amendment was then put and agreed to on the voices. Names on each side were taken, and fourteen voted for the amend ment and five against it. A vote by Bhares was then taken, but the directors did not take part. It showed—For the amend ment, 805 ; against it, 671. The amendment was declared carried, and the meeting terminated.

PARNELL WESLEYAN CHURCH.

ANNIVERSARY SOIREE.

AN interesting Wesleyan sonde was held last evening in the Parnell Chapel presided over by Mr Wm. Thome, solicitor. The tea-tables were plenteously spread, the following ladies attending upon the visitors : —Mesdames Dennett, Cooke, Whitburn Hcrvey, Nicholson, and Good, and Misses A. Lay bourne, M. Lay bourne, M. A. Lav bourne, Shcrwin, and Creagh. The Chairman called on Mr Girliog, who oflered prayer. The choir was under the conductorship of Mr John Ryan The report was read by Mr Keightlv aud was of a satisfactory character. The principal speakers were Mr Thome, Mr LaybourL and the Revs. W. Morley, Oliver and Isitt. Mr Layoourne, senior circuit steward took as the basis of his speech " Farewell and Welcome," appropriate to tho occasion—a farewell to those who were leaving the district, and a welcome to tho Revs. Messrs Oliver and

Isitt, the incoming ministers of ths Grafton Road circuit. The Rev. Wm. Morley fol lowed with an excellent speech, which was not without a good supply of humour, He wished the new representatives success in their ministerial labours, and offered season able remarks upon the relations which should exist between the minister and h« people, and the minister and Sabbath, schools. Mr Morley was frequently ap. plauded. The Revs. Messrs Oliver and Isitt returned thanks for the good wishes of the preceding speakers, and the meeting closed with a parting hymn and the bene diction.

CABLEGRAMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

A BOER SUCCESS REVERSED,

CAPE TOWN, April H,

News bas been received from the Trans vaal tbat the Boers have admitted that the surrender of the British garrison at Potchef stroom on the day on which peace was Bi'gned was brought about by treachery ou tbe part of the attackers, and the surrender accordingly has been rescinded.

DILLON CONDEMNS THE LAND BILL.

LONDON, April 11.

Mr John Dillon, M.P. for Tipperary, has written a letter denouncing the Irish Land Bill in strong terms.

AUSTRALIAN.

BRISBANE, Wednesday,

Mr Mcllwraith, Premier, has telegraphed from London that he believes he will be able to come to terms regarding the trans-continental railway within a week on the basis of £10,000 tor the Western Australia.and £12,000 for Gipsland per mile. Mr Mcllwraith reports regarding the steel rails committee, that he has called no witnesses, as he is satisfied his caße has been proved by his adversaries. He sails next week on his return voyage to Queens land, SYDNEY, Wednesday, The Wallsend Corrpany, ol Newcastle, has reduced its price to 7s for best coal per ton, SILVER FIND, Samples of Boorook silver ore have assayed iv London, 1713-lGtb, 52J, and 41$ sterling respectively, per ton, The news has caused some excitement in this colony, NAVAL REVIEW AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, April 12. The grand naval review of the Australian squadron, under the command of Com modore Wilson, took place in Port Jackson to-day. The forces engaged included ten warships, carrying 50 guvs, 1600 men, in cluding 300 men of the New South Wales Naval Brigade. The review was followed by a sbam fight, in which H.M. ships Wolverene, Emerald, Miranda, and Cormorant, made a combined attack upon the point south of Farm Cove, known as "Lady Macquarrie's Chair," which was defended by a force of 400 men, with eleven pices of artillery, and three Catling guns, under the protection of the earthworks which bad been thrown up. The defenders were also supported by ll.M.'s ship Alert, aud schooners Alncrity, Ueagle, Conflict, Renard, and Sandfly, Large crowds witnessed the manoeuvres. The demonstration was a complete success, and passed off with the greatest 6c!at. THE REFOHM CONFERENCE A FAILURE. MELBOURNE, April 12. The Conference of Committees of the Legislative Council and the Assembly brok up today without coming to any agreement, such beiug found impossible. THE REFORM BILL. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Before the breaking up of the conference of Committees of the two Houses on the Reform Bill yesterday, an acrimonious debate took place. Mr Berry insisted upon maintaining tlie Assembly's terms. Sir Chas. Sladen said the Council's ultimatum bad only been come to after long delibera tion, and any departure from the same waa not likely to take place now. He denied that the Council would have accepted Mr Service's Reform Bill. In the Assembly last night, Mr Berry made a statement concerning the Reform Conference. He said that after three sittings it had failed to bring about an understanding between the two Houses. The proceedings would be printed, and would show that the Assembly had been justified in tho course it had followed. He added that it was still open to the Council to give the Reform Bill lurther consideration. During the fortnight's adjournment, Mr Murray Smith said he was satisfied in maintaining that liberal concessions should be made to the Council.

THE MAORI MURDER,

[BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

BLENHEIM, this day.

The inquest on the Maori murder case waa adjourned at ten o'clock last night uutil Thursday next for the production of further evidence.

THEATRE ROYAL.

" THE HERMIT'S BELL."

" The Hermit's Bell," a light and romantic opera in three acts by Aime Maillart, a French composer comparatively unknown in these colonies, was presented last night at the Theatre to a very large house, the dress circle being especially well rilled. The composition under notice Is intimately associated throughout New Zealand aud Australia with the Simon sen Company, and if we mistake not, they have the sole right of performing it in this quarter of the globe. Several years have elapsed since it was given in this city, but the very favourable impression which it produced upon the public mind at that time still remains. The story deals with an incident iv the persecution pf the Calvinists in France during the reign ot Louis XIV., and its unlaboured and simple character renders it extremely captivating. The dramatis personm are villagers and soldiers, and a flirtation between one of the latter (Bellamy), and the young and coquettish wife (Georgette) of a burly and elderly farmer (Thibaut) supplies the mirth of the piece, while the progress of a court ship between a rustic swain (Sylvan) and a wild and wayward female goatherd (Rose), who is careless of her personal appearance and unmindful of bucolic gossip, sustains tho interest, and affords occasion for some very effective lyric passages. The music is light, vivacious and frolic some interspersed with a few airs of a sofrer and more tender nature, and the ear of the listener, if at all "attuned to the con cord of sweet sounds," cannot fail to be charmed by it. The opera, in fine, is pretty, engaging and unmeretrieious. It is sure to win favour wherever it is fairly performed. The representation last night was a successful one, but we have seen better. The mind unconsciously in stitutes a comparison between past and present performances, and it must be confessed that the latter, in this case, suffers in consequence. Madame Simonsen's portraiture of Rose Moineau has certainly undergone no dete rioration in degree of excellence, but Signor Bianchi's Sylvan falls very far short of the Sylvan made so familiar to us by Signor Carmini Morley. He is a poor actor and in dialogue his very slight acquaint ance with the English tongue places him at a manifest disadvantage. His acting last night, however, was an improvement upon that of Saturday evening, and his singing in the con certed passages was meretorious. It is in the rendering of the beautiful aria "Betray me not" that his inferiority to Signor Morley makes itself most apparent. The selection to ibe done well must be given with .great feeling and correct accentuation, and in both these respects the singer failed. Madame Simonsen's Rose Moineau was a charming impersonation. It was entirely dissociated from her own personality, and from a dramatic stand-point must be pronounced a very clever stage portrait. The music allotted her was rendered with her accustomed finish, and to the unmis takeable satisfaction of the audience, while by her execution of the exquisite aria in the third aot, " Hope Sweetly Smiles," she fairly brought down "the house." Tbe sustained and tremolo notes were given with their fullest effect, and the number had to be repeated. This was the gem of the opera. _ Miss Leonora Simonsen made an attractive Georgette, and sang the incidental music with great spirit, while Mr Ernest St. Clair did full justice to the part ot Bellamy. Mr Cram's Farmer Thibaut Is also deserving of favourable mention. One or two of tho choruses were marred by a certain irregularity of time, but otherwise they were capital. The orchestra, as usual, gave a powerful support to the singers. ' Lucia di Lammermoor" is to be per formed to-night.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13.



■VTEW WESLEYAN CHURCH, J3i OTAHUHU. THE FOUNDATION BLOCKS of the above Church Will Be Laid On GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 15th, at 2,30 p.m. by J. L. Wilbon, Kbq„and Thomas Buddle, Esq. Addresses by Revs. T. Buddie, W. Morley, H. Dewsbury, and Q. Bond. Tl/TESSRS. FISHER & CO. purpose applying to the Bench of Magistrates, Whioh Bits in the month of April, for a License tor their Private Slaughterhouse, situated at Aea's Bridge, Otahuhu, *



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