SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATKRjXr^p 1"11111- 1- 10 BUNBKT - no-Morrow Morning, 6.59 fiUWSB AGK.-Lost Quarter, 21st, 2.16 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. Flngal, b.b., Norriß, from Mangawai Howard, Bohoonor, Anderson, from Wbangarel TO-DAY. lona, 8.8., Stophonßon, from Russell Glenelg, b.s., Farquhnr, from Tauranga Minnie Hare, schooner, Skinner, from Gisborno

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVENING. Argyln. b.b., Crawford, (or Whangarci Boroalls, brigantlno, MoKenzio, lor Kaipara

TO-DAY. Wild Wavo, brig, Hurley, for Melbourno

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

San Franolsco—Australia, P.M. s.p., Tuesday London—Looh Doe and Peru, oarly Sydney—To Anau, 31st Melbourno via South-Albion, Thursday 26th. Russell and Northern ports—lona. Monday Whangarel and Mangapal—Argyls, Tuesday

and Friday Taiiranga-Glonelg, Tuesday and Thursday Mangawai- Fingal, Thursday Meroury Bay—Fingai, Monday

IMPORTS.

Per Wellington, from Nowcastlo-807tons coal,

Por Minnie Haro, from Gisborno—2B7 Backs whetit, 159 sacks maizn, 39 sacks and 7 bales tangUß, I sack onions, 3 casks tallow, 11 hides. 8 skinß, 7 cases apples, 5 cwt, zinc, 100 pigs, 20 fowls.

The 8.3. Hose Casey having undergone) a thorough overhaul wi'l again take up hor running to Hot Springs this evening.

The so. Glenelg, from Tanranga this morning, brought 210 sheep, 17 Backs wheat, 5 pigs, and about 3 ton v sun dries.

The eoboonor Minnie Hare arrived from Gls borne thla morning. Cantain Skinner reports leaving Giaborne on the 9th inst. Arrived at Talago Bay, discharged cargo, and Bailed again for 'lokomaru, when discharged more cargo and after shipping some sailed next day for Warpiro. Lett Bame day for Awanui took in further quantity of cargo and left for Te Koha on tho following day. 'there filled up and loft for Auckland on Thursday arriving as above. Fine •weather was experienced throughout the pas eago.

Tho 8.8. lona left Ruseell at 3.20 p.m. yester day, and called at Wangarura, arriving at Auckland at 5 a.m. this morning. Passengors: Mra Hoae and daughter, Uvt Larkins, Miss Sterry, Mr and Mrs Utting and two childron, Messrs G. Holdship, Spry, Gonlton, K. Ford, H. Williams, K. Coopor, H. Paton, W. Simms, Coast, Gambol, Watkins, Captain Chapman and9steerage. Cargo: 200 sacks gum, a parcels, 2 kegs butter, i cases apples, 3 bales sheep skins, i baskets fish.

The barquo Wellington arrlvod in harbour at 11 o'clock last evening. Captain Beger re ports of the passage as follows:—Left No wcastle on Saturday tho 7 inst, rounded the Nobby's at 5 p.m., and ca°t off tho tug at 5.30. p.m., with the wind light from the north ward. On Sunday morning the wind hauled to the westward, causing a heavy confused sea, with B.W. swell, the ship labouring hoavily and shipping large quantities of water on deck. On Monday at noon the wind and sea moderated, the wind hauling to tha southward round to the S.E. On Tuesday, wind N.W. to S.W., which continued to Friday, when it shifted to S.E, and K. (the ship being then 60 miles from the Throe Kings), blowing strong and a heavy sea. On Uonday shipped a heavy gea carrying; away the etarboard forcchains plate guard. On Tuesday the wind and sea moderated, the wind hauling to the southward. Sighted Notth Cape on the morning of the 17th, B.W. by W, i W.; from thence to arriva! light head winds and calms. Took the pilot on board at 2 p.m., and arrived in harbour at 11 p.m last night,

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES. Rowena, s.e., Amodeo, for Waitara Oreti, b.b., Krazer, for Waitara Samson, p.a., Harvey, for Opunake

The B.S. Oreti arrived from Waitara yesterday with 100 sheep, 48 head cattle, 30 sacks rye grass, 29 sooks cocksfoot, 46 kegs butter, and ono pas senger—Miss Callaghan.

The p.s. Samson, from tho South yesterday, brought 11 horses. 318 thoep, and 9 horses, 10 head cattle, and 31 kjgs butter from Waitara. Passengor: Miss Ross.

The s.e. Bowena left for Waitara yesterday afternoon with tho following passengers:— Messrs Black, Gubbios, Robinson, and 2 natives.

PORT OF WHANGAROA.

Arrrivala, May 12: Rhoderick Dmi, brigan tine, Robertson, from Mongonni. with 65,000 feet banlk timber. May 13: Medora, schooner, Sokbrf'ky, from Mongonui, in ballast. May 11: Kricmhilda, schooner, Bathurst, from Auck land, with general cargo; Magio, cutter, Dowd. from Auokland, in ballast; F»nny Kelly, ketch, Williams, from Moogonul, in ballast. May IE : btart, cutter, Williamson, fiom Auckland, in ballast. May 18: Oamaru, brlgantine, MoLeod, from Auckland, in ballast. Departures, May 13: Vision, cutter. Native, for Avenue Mongonui, with 6000 feet sawn timber and 4000 shingles. May 16: Medo'a, schooner, Sckbrlsky, for Mongonui. with 10,000 feet sawn timber. May 17: K&nny Kelly, ketch, Williams, for Auckland, with 25.000 feet sawn timber. May 18: Rhoderick Dhn, brisrantine, Robertson, for Dunedin, with 12u,000 feet baulk timber; Kriemhilds, schooner, Bathurst, for Auokland, with 30,000 feet sawn timber, and kauri gum and hides. May 19: Start, cutter, Williamson, for Auckland, with 25,003 feet sawn timber: Magic, cutter, Dowd, for Auckland, With 24,000 feet sawn timber.

Vessel Loading:: Oamaru, brieantine. with baulk timber, tor Dunedin.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whangabbi, this day. Arrived: Argyle, b.s,, from Auckland, 9 a.m, Wellington, yesterday.

Sailed: Albion, s s., for Auckland via Kast Coast. Passengers: Mesdames Abbey and FelL Messrs Fordham, Abbey, Fell and four steerage.

•_. „ «_, Fort Chalmers, this day. Arrived: Orient, barque, from Ne\v York.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Saturday,

MrR. Arthur reports of his weekly sale of poultry and provisions :-Fowls, Is to 2a 2d- Bramahs, 39 to 5s 6d; Kamburgha, 3s 6d to Kali. oaoh: Spanish. 2s 6d to 3s 6i ; turkeys, 2s to is, 6a ; ducks, Is 9d to 2s 5d each: Muscovy ducks 33 Id ; geeee, 3s to is; piga. is to 13s; pigeons, Sd to Is; potato is,2s6d to 3s 3d; pig potatoes 2s pumpkins, 2a 3d to is; piemelona. 2s 9J to 3a' carrots, 2s 9d to 33 6d; turnips, Is 9d; mangolds' Is 5d to Is 8d ; onions, IJd to 2d; oats, 2s 5d to 2a 6d ; wheat, 3s 4d; maize, 4s; bran. ss; flour. £9 to £13; oatmeal, ljd; chaff, 2s to 2s 6d per sank cheese, id to Sid; butter, 2d to lOd; bacon, id. to 8d; fresh butter, lOd; Bagar, 3id to slid: tea (box), 22a to 243; apples, 2}d to 3}d ; pears, 2d to 2Jd; quinces. 2}d; medlara, 2d; peanuts, 2d boiled oil, Is 9d; bißcuits, 6d,

Messrß Carbines and Taylor report •- Poultay: Fowls fetched from Is Id to Is Bd; chickens, 10d ; turkeys, trom 2a 9d to 4s Id • ducks, 23 sd; young pigs fetchad 53 to 6s each. Frait: Apples, 2dpor lb.; oranges, Bdto BJrt per qoz. Produce: Hame, English, is per lb. • bacon, 6Jd; cheese, from id to 5Jd per ib.: onions, ljd per lb.; potatoes, 2s 6a to 3s Gd : beef,|2d; lard, id per lb.; salt butter, from 2d to 7d ; maizo,;3s to 3s 9d; oats, 2s 9d; bran, Is Wd *°5s 10d;sharps, £1 l»s to £555; barley, ]}d to -(' ; rice, 2Jd; oatmaal. Id to lid ; barley, 23 Cd per bnshel; beans, id per lb.: carrots, 3s per gwt.; chaff2s6lpor bag; paint, 233 per owt.; feroaine, 2s Id; tea, 18s per box: j-chest, 2b per ! '<>. i sugar, 3Jd to 4}d ; candles,!)Jd; soap, 7s per box. The JCn«lißti clothing and other sundries were all cleared.

Mail Notice.

Mails wiix Closes as Under.— , • Monday, 23rd instant. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 8.30 a.m. For Coromandol, per Coromandel, at 11.30 a.m. For Waitara, por Oroti, at 1 p.m. tfor Kuesell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, at i p.m. For Whitiangi, por Fingal, as i p.m. HwTairua, per Uroam, at i p.m. For Thames, per Hntorpriso, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday. 21th instant. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casoy, at 10 a.m. For Taranaki and Southern Ports, per Penguin, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, 21th Instant. Per b.b. Australia, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central! and South Amerioa. and British and Foroign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Latolottorß bearing an extra fee of sixpence, in addition to the postage, will be recoivod by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to . the time of solline:. Tills mail will bo due in London on Tuesday, July 5, 1881. H. IS. BIBS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-oillco. Auckland.

OT £1 Free gifts I—Tho Proprietors bl Wolke's Aromatic Hohirdam Schnapps, to inauoo the destruction and proTont the im oroper uso of thoir wrappprs and lubsls, and thus further protoct tho Public against fraud and docoption, havo enclosed In the wrappers, or under he label on tho quart bottles, sinco Ist Octobor. 1878, and continue toonoloao in kvkhv DAY'S PACKING TUKOUOHOUT THK VKAK T H R X X £1 O R D a R S, whioh aro drawn upon the undoralgnod, and which will bo oashed by them on proaontation. To socuro those Gifts, the Publln nniHt bo oaroful to ask for, and accept nothing but, tho Genuine Udolpho Wolfe s Schnapps, with our namo upon the top label, M. MoBB & Co Wynyard Lano, Sydney.

Trade Mark, Waltham, Mass.—Tho Ambrican Watch Company, of Waltham Massachusotte, U.S.A., hereby givo notico that tnoir Trado Marie, " Waltham, Masa.," ia now registered in tho Australian Colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, and Now Zoaland. Procood ings will bo taken against any porson copying or mitatlnu same, or any vendors solliujj or, offering for sale watohoa boaring colourablo Imitations or in any way infringing our rights —Amorlcau Watoh Company, Waltham, Mass.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

May 21st, 1881. .Thoatro Royal—"Othello," 8 p.m. Tomperanco Hall—Kntortalnmont, 8 p.m. Y.M.C.A.-Unltoi Prayor Meeting, 7.30 p.m. Hobaon-Btroot—Davis' Boxing Saloon, 7.30 p.m Albert Hall-Waxwork Exhibition, 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Death.

SUTHEKLAND.-On Mny 21st, 1881, at the Queen's Ferry Hotol. Vulcau Luuo, Charles Sutherland, aged 33 yearn. The funeral will louvo on Sunday, at 3 P.m. Friondß are invitod to attend.

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

For the cause that Licks assistance, For the wronß that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1881.

Mr Macamdeew's speech at Port Chal mers is an enigma. Ho tolil iiis constituents that it would be the duty of Parliament next session to repeal tho property tax, and put nothing iv its place ; to continue the railways at a coat of seven millious, but not to borrow money abroad for tho purpose; to re-commence free nominated immigration and at the same time restore to the local bodies 20 per cent, of the land fund. How all these various changes are to be effected with a revenuo which now barely balances expenditure, the hon. member did not attempt to explain The only suggestion in that direction which wo find in tbe speech is a reduction in the amount spent on edu cation, by a proposed expulsion from the schools of all children between live and seven years of age, and the abolition of certain principles of "go-called political economy " which staud in the way of these wizard transformations. We can only con clude that the member for Port Chalmers has been very badly reported in the telegraphic summary. It must, however, be said, that he made a point against Major Atkinson in denouncing that gcntlemau's overdrawn prognostications of national bankruptcy which doubtleis did, for a time, injure the colony, and alarm the public creditor. Mr Macaudrow told the electors that he was not a statesman. The tact was co well-known that he might have 'spared himself and hia audienco the pain of the confession. lie is a thoroughly earnest enthu siast for the welfare of Otago,' and a man who holds advanced views upon colonisa tion, which he has turned to good account for the province over whosa destinies ho so long presided. But the lira tof these qualities is adverso to a national leadership, by narrowing his sympathies; and no doubt the intrigue which made him the central figure was the pri mary cauße of the shipwreck of his party. Of course it would be a very tine thing if everything which Mr Macandrew says should be done were capable of accomplish ment, but this is an obvious illusion. Sir George Grey and Mr Ballance—two of Mr Macandrew's ex-colleagues—admit that an income and land tax must follow upon the repeal of the property tax, and the last gubernatorial speech which emanated from the Cabinet was an an nouncement of an income tax. Nor do we think colonial public opinion will coincide with Mr Macandrew's opinion on the non necessity of a national system of education or the suspension of immigration. The labour market required rest during the contraction of the public works expenditure. Upon the former subject the speech exhibits a lack of acquaintance with other pro vincial systems than that in force in, Otago., In Auckland, Mr Macandrew says the denominational system prevailed, the fact being that a purely secular system h»d been in operation many years before the abolitipn of the provinces. Mr Mac andrew has so confined his thoughts to the district in which he has lived and worked that we are forced to doubt the success of any colonial party or any political pro-. grammu that is dependant upon his individual conception, iiis last utterance does nothing to remove these doubts.

IN any speech from Dr. Wallis two or three questions, upon which he has hefore crossed lances with the electors, form the central points of interest, and curious speculation is excited as to how he will approach them. Notably in the number is that much-hack neyed one of Free Trade versus Protection. •Last night, however, he refrained from discussing the respective merits of the two systeniß, though taking the opportunity of "getting off" a few remarks more epigrammatic than true. Upon the " delicate ground " of education, however, he entered) more freely, though with a good deal of caution and astuteness. The significant silence of his audience informed him that they were prepared to narrowly criticise his deliverance on this subject, and that they evidently expected to hear from him something distasteful to their own con victions. Address and policy were conse quently to be employed if the sympathies of the meeting were to be retained. With an assumption of jaunty playfulness the doctor essayed to amble into the popular graces by remarking tbat education was a matter upon which he and the elec tors of City West had often held sweet communion together, and that they had frequently cogitated upon it. Then ho in dignantly disclaimed tbc vile imputation that he had ever bcea aught but a consis tent supporter of the present admir able syßtom, sketched the rough outline of what he understood by reli gion, contended that it should bo taught in the schools, and tben posed as the seli-declared saviour of the Education Act. Slowly and cautiously, however, he worked round to his original intention. Aftor de claiming for some time upon the lnsull offered to God in placing his Book under a stigma by proscribing it from our schools, he went on to shew that while in deference to the views of his constituents he would continue to vote against any interference with our system of education, yet as a democrat he would support any proposal to place in the hands of Education Boards the power of deciding whether the Bible should be introduced into the schools under their care. This was sufficient to arouse the apprehensions of the meeting as to the doctor's soundness upon this particular point, and as soon, therefore, as an oppor tunity was given for questioning him he was expressly asked if he desired to be re lieved from the pledge which had been ex acted from him. Ho is too old a bird to be caught with chaff, and so instead of answering the question directly he had recourse to _ protestations. In re ply to further queries, however, he ad-

mitted that ho would favour tho extension of similar powers to Committee?.. Now if this docs not disclose a desire on the rjaifcof Dr Wallia to aid and abet those who are sedulously and by different means working j for the attainment ot the one common end,' tho introduction of State Kcligious teaching into our schools and the consequent undermining of tho entire system, then we must charge him with a greater density of mind and dulness of ap prehension than we had ever thought he was possessed of. But wo will not thus depreciate his abilities. He is clever after his way—a rather sinuous way sometimes, uncomplimentary people would say, and if he should happen to be mistaken on this one point, then ho will have to bo set right. He will have to be convinced that the people of City West are averse to any pottering or tinkering with an educational system which has given such general satis faction, and that they arc not to be bam boozled by a pretended augmentation of democratic power. Beforo this brilliant project for increasing the authority of Boards and Committees obtains their sauction they will have to be shown that there is no fear of tho three grand and saving features of our system of education—its free, national and unsectarian character — being thereby i.npaired and ultimately ruined. Dr. Wallis bus only succeeded in reviving sleeping suspicion as to his fidelity on this question. His chances ot hucccss at the next elec tion will be highly problematical until ho can reassure tho public mind. His repudiation of sympathy with Chinese immigration was also very hulf-hearted, and we have little hesitation in saying that, while the electors expressed their confid ence in him lust night for a geuoral adher ence to party pledges, they think and feel too strongly to allow any uueh considera tions to weigh with them unless unequivo cal pledges are given upon matters which so deeply ulfect their welfare.

It will be observed from a cablogram in another column that tho French Clumber of Deputies has declared in favour of scrutin de liste as a mode of representation in pre ferenoo to tho present system of scrutiu d'aroiulisscuieut, which, simply stated, is tho method of chousiiiy prescntntives pur sued in English-speaking countries. The characteristic feature of scrutin do Hate io that it allows every doctor in the country to voto for thu whole number of representa tives, who are required to bo returned instead of limiting hia interest and iniluenco to the men who aspire to ro present his own particular district. The measure owes its paternity to Uambctta, and it is designed with tho object of largely augmenting tho tiopublican majority which sways tho destinies of France. IE it passes tho Senate each party will in future prepare a full list of candidates tor nil tho seats, aud tho whole body of tho licpublicun votes will bu cast for them, thus virtually excluding the less powerful bodies, from any representation whatever.

Mil G. W. Okifi'lN, tlio United States Consul ut Auckland, whose reputation is already well established among the literati of America, by several interesting and suc cessful works, has been Tilling in hia leisure time with sketches of New Zealand, its institutions und resources. Those papers have found their way into the num bers of the Consular Reports, and are favour ably noticed, we observe, in a recent lasuo of the Scientific American. \Vc nru glad to see that Mr Grilliu, bringing to the tusk a perfectly unbiassed mind ami no little experience, has been led by what he has seeii to taku a most favourablu view of tho colony, present and prospective, ,Wc colonists am apt to bo sanguine in our views of iNew Zealand and its resources, and it is well sonic-times to check oifr own opinions by thoso of more impartial writers. In Mr (jrifliu'a cstays wo find an aptitude for solectiug the salient facts which bear upon a couutry's progress, combined with great literary skill and tasto in setting them forth. In his paper upon the " Commerce, Resources, and ludustnes of New Zealand," he introduces officially to tho notice of the Government and the people of America, a sketch of the configuration of the colony, its area and topographical features, mineral wolath and other resources, the admirable character of its climate, tho proliu'eticss of ils soil, the largeness of its imports, exports, and shipping to its population, the liberality it its land laws and system of national educa tion, the characteristics of its aboriginal population, the extent of its public works, and tho nature and volume of the colony's trado with the United States. Very rarely is so much sound iufoimation compressed into so small a compass, and no ono who has road the paper cau rise from the perusal without feeling impressed with tho energy of tho colonists and the natural richness of their country.

Having introduced his readers generally to New Zealand in this paper, Mr Grirnn, iv subsequent contributions, goes on to make them more familiar with Bpeeific pro ducts and branches of trade which specially interest Americans. Hero ho exhibits very great industry and painstaking re search. The export of this product to America gives us our chief means of exchange for the large amount of Amelican food and manufactures which wo consume. Our wool aud ofher raw products aro pro tected out. If tho people of the United States would only read Consul Grillin'a reports aright they would see in the geo graphical advantage which they possess— a dilferenco of 7,000 miles, as comp ared with England from whence our chief supplies are drawn — the op portunity for acquiring foroigu markets without the labour ot founding and protecting colonies. With reference to kauri gum, Mr Griilin explains how it is found, and dilates upon the certainty of the future exhaustion of the supply. Ho also alludes humourously to the character of tho nomadic digger population.

We shall on a tuture occasion review other of Mr Griffin's papers which contain information, the evident fruits of a laborious research and enthusiasm,, that will prove as instructive to New Zoalandcrs as to the more distant audience to which they are primarily addressed. We think we may safely congratulate, not only Mr Grilliu, but the United States Government upon employing in their foreign service gentle men so capable of intelligently ■ discussing the soiial, political, industrial and com mercial features of tho countries to which they are officially accredited. Tho "Ke ports" contain proof enough of that—those of Consul General Van liuren on Japan, and Consul Brooks on the " Condition of Ireland" with Consul Griflin's communi cations, being' among the most valuable papers, we have read on the subjects' of which they respectively treat.

We understand that there is' even yet a chance of the E. and A. Co.'s steamor Bowen, with the' tea, coming .to Auckland first. Messrs Cruickshank and Co. have pointed out to Gibbs, Bright, and C0.,-that about 750 tons ot cargo were ordered by Auckland merchants, and a telegram re ceived by them yesterday states that the steamer will (most likely come on to Auckland before going South.

Mr J. R. Randerson received thn follow ing telegram to-day :—New Golden Pah Co.—2Goz retortod gold, from 6 tons quartz. —W. G. Martin.

In our paragraph yesterday referring to the charge of stealing telegraph wire at Waiulcu it was erroneously stated that the prisoner pleaded " guilty " instead of " not guilty." The mistake was palpable from the context,

The Vicar-General, Very Rev. H. J. Fynes, Las received the following reply from Syndey from Archbishop Steins, to an en quiry about the state of His Grace'a health :—" Improving slowly; cannot yet proceed further."

Wflangaroa parents would feel obliged if tins Chairman of the Whangaroa Northern School Committee could give them and the Secretary to the Education Board an honest reply why lie has not seen to the com mittee's appointing a sowing mistress as requested to do by the Education Board.— Correspondent.

Dr. Wallis has promised the teetotalers of Auckland a lecture on the1 subject of ''Compensation to landlord&iwho may be dispossessed through the working of a local option bill." It will be delivered doubtless before ho leaves for Wellington.

Inspector Gamble arrived per lona on an official visit yesterday, and to-day is paying the Whangaroa storekeepers and publicans a visit to see if they are acting on the square re their weights and measures. A petition is being numerously signed among the electors at Whangaroa asking Mr K. Hobbs to allow himself to be nominated at the next general election, as a representa tive of the districts of Mongonui and Bay of Islands.-Correspondent.

To the Eflitor: Sir,—l saw by the Star last night that only thirty candidates went up for the Civil Service examination last April, and that out of the thirty only six passed. Formerly about seventy used to be the number that went up, ami about half passed. The inference is that the ex amination has been made much more diilicult than it was, and that the Govern ment really did not want many to pass. The above result will deter many from trying.—Yours, &c, Teacher.

The "Southland News" has been re guested to publish the following :—" The spirit of the late John Tyerman, controlling at tho "South Star Qircle" on Sunday, May Bth, wished us to publicly thank all those kittd friends who so nobly contributed to the relief of his wife and fatherless chil dren. He also wished us to say that ' Those that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord.'—T. Boxall." Johu Tyerman, if this communication be true, has grown in faith and in respect for the Scripture since he went into the spirit land. ■

The annual meeting of the Hobson com pany was held last evening in tho Welling ton-street Catholic Institute. Captain Dignau in the chair. The attendance was large, li'iul the' balance-sheet shewed a respectable sum in favour of the com pany. It was decided not'to do anything in the way of uniform until the Govern ment makes known to what extent it will assist tho Volunteers iv this respect. A rule was unanimously passed to the effect that all members absenting themselves trom both company and battalion parades lor the next two months should bo struck off the roll. Tuesday next, being Queen's Birthday, no parade will bo held.

Particulars of Sunday services will be found in another column. The Kcv. Me- Kenzie Frascr will conduct aoryicoa at St. David's, bntli morning and evening. Key. W. J. Hubens, 8.A., of Wellington, will preach iv tho evening at Beroatord-strcet Church. A Service of Song will bo held on tho hospital lawn at three p.m. Mr Edgar will deliver a discourso ut Lome street Hall in the morning on "The Last Great Problem of Redemption." Mr Geo. A. Brown will lecture in the evening in the Choral Hull on the "Great Apostocyl" Evening addresses as usual at the Theatre Royal.

The first of tho Ponaonby "At Homos " took pliieo last night, and waß a moat un qualilicd succesa, It is to bo hoped that the succeeding ones will bo attended with the same satisfactory results as that of last night. There woro about forty conplo pre sent; and some of the ladies wero olei/antly dressed, Dancing was kept up till 12.30, everybody enjoying • themselvoa most thoroughly. Messrs Eady (violin), Huntor (cornet), and Triphool? (piano) gave great aiitixfuctiou. Tho hall was decorated very nicely with a few Hags und evergreen's though not on a very largo scale, yet quite enough to nuika it look very nice. . i

Professor and Madamo Haeolmayor are announced to open for a Rhort season in tho Lome-street Hall next Thursday overling. Tho pcrformnnco consists principally of wonderful foats of legordermain. Amongst the illusions to bo produced nro many which have never been shewn lioro before. Madamo liaselmayer will appear in tho in comprehensible crystal cabinet mystery, and £100 reward is offered to anyone who will perform Madamo Haselmayer's mar vellous extrication trick. Trained birds and mice, and a small liguro known as Pyscho, which will play whist, and pick out a marked card from a pii'ck, aro also among*lj the wouders of tho exhibition. , A matiuc'o is announced for next .Saturday afternoon, for the conveuieucc of ladies aud ehildron.. ' ."",'"

Tho Auckland correspondent of tho Thames "Slur" writes: "Tho angling of the Honorable inembor for Auckland Uity West, Mr Win. John Hurst, to contest tho "Waitciuata elcctornto has already received it very angry break, owing to tho Honor able Mr Sheehan being about to be requisi tioned to stand for that constituency. I do not, however, think that Mr Shoehan will forsake 'tho Thajnes, and, in all probability, if there is to bo an election light for Wniteiuata, it will not be between Mr Hurst and Mr Sheehan, Everything in thin life is so uncertain that 1 think it rather prcmatufo to'spocuhtto for any one district to bo so early allotted to any par ticular, gentleman, but that the honorable gentleman. W. J. H. is casting longing political eyes on Waitcmata I am certain of. Alas, however, it will bo no go."

An Interesting description of an oxperi mentthat has been carried out by' Karl Scftou iv connection with the Toxtoth Park district, near Liverpool, was given by Mr E. Jones at a recent meeting of the Toxteth I'ark Board of Guardian*. Tho land, Jon which about quo half of the town is built, is all owued by the Karl of Sefton, and in leasing it lie has made an express stipuia tion that no public house shall be erected. The area over which this prohibition ex tends is about two squaro miles, and has a population of 50,000 people. At a mooting of the Hoard of Guardians referred to, Mr Jones produced a plan shewing (lie two halves of tho town, and he .contended that two-thirds of tho pauperism came from one small section, comprising only an eighth of tho area, and a fourth of tliu population. There were, from this distriot.'flll applica tions for relief againH only 45 from Lord fefton's half. Thisfacthe attributed to tho existence of 100 public honße* in tllo pauper ised quarter, or about hnlftho total number, of.public hougcit in tho township ; ho also j f aid the mortaliiy'wa* only 10 in 1000 in tho teetotal portion, aud 4(1 in 1000 in tho other ; hetv which lie deemed to prove con clusively the relationship botween multipli city of.public houses ana pauperiiin, ' ■

One part of the Royalties lecture by Mr A. Forbes must now have a more melan choly interest. It is 'that which details Mr Forbes' meeting with tho late Czar, Alexander 11. It was when the enterpris ing English journalist had distanced nil the Russian aides-de-camp and orderlies, and had galloped back with the first new* of Gourko's success at the Shipka Pass. The Czar sent for him and received him in his apartment, an inner room of a wretched Bulgarian hut. Forbes found the Czar absolutely alone. They conversed long and pleasantly together. The Kusßian Emperor, struck with the Englishman's military knowledge, asked if he had served, and in what capacity—on the stair or as au en gineer or artillery officer? Forbes, with manly frankness, said ho had never been more than a simple dragoon, thus leaving the Czar under tho impression that all our private dragoons could draw military maps and descant learnedly on tatics and strategy. But in tho midst of the conversation a .Strango incident occurred. Tho Czar suddenly be came conscious that he was alone^with this stranger. Forbes graphically tells how he read in tho Czar's face a sudden spasm of misgiving which was passing through his mind. VVhat if this Englishman Was an emissary, of some secret society, and had thus cleverly penetrated into the Czar's presence to do souio desperate, dce4? But the hesitation wasr but iripraentftry. The shadow quickly passed, and tb,e^mperoi seemed by increased courtesy .to apologißi to his guest- for tlis unjust suspicion.' ,. 1 \

The second meeting 01 we Auckland Freo-thought Association was held last night in the Carlton Academy, Hobsoii istrect, but thorcnvbre only sixteen in'omberp present. Mr J. C. ■ Wilkes occupied'the chair, and called upon the secretary to read the minutes of the previous meeting. Mr David Koss then gave a verbal report of the negotiations .with Mr Brearly, proprietor qf the iiaJl, as to terms. He said tHat Mr Brcarly had consented to let the hall to the Association for the first year at 7s 6d par week rent, and should' it ho required after that period, at 10s per week, with permia eion to make what alterations for their comfort they might consider necessary. Painting would be done frce,and gasfittings and other alterations would cost about £9.. He thought it' was a' favourable opportunity for having a free-thought hnll, which they should not lose. Mr Wilkes suggested that the offer or. the hall ba accepted; and stated that a gentleman, favourable to the cause, had ofibred to advance more than the amount of contemplated expenses, if re quired, so that the association would have the chance of a fair start. He had struggled for years to get a society of Freo Thinkers in this city, and was beginning to feel weary in a work for which the public showed but little practical sympathy. He illicit inform the meeting that the associa tion intended to form clasaos for music, sinking, and other branches of knowledge. Also, a syllabus of lectures, on Friday evenings, would bo issued, which would t>e so arranged as not to clash with the lec tures ot the Young Men's Chri«tain:Associa tion. A gentleman had promised io insti- I tute.a drawing class for young men, .and: a' I'lady was prepared to give 'her services to a siugiDg class, On the motion of Mr Ross, seconded by Mr Sweetiriah, it was resolved, that Mr Brearloy's oiler of the hall for 7s 6d per week be accepted., A member asked bow the rent Was to pc raised. Mr Wilkes replied, by members' subscriptions, which he considered would meet all expenses. They had 60 members, and as a small charge would be made to visitors to the lectures, a surplus fund would follow. On tho motion of Captain Drabble, seconded by Mr Ticnwith, it was resolved, " That two trustees bo appointed to complete arrangements for the lease of the hall, and to transact any other business connected with it." It was also carried, "That Messrs Boss and Wilkcs, sen., be trustees"; also, "That Captain J. U. Drabble be treasurer," Mr A. Campbell having declined to act, The final resolution was •' That a book be opened for the names of members who may be willing to pay sub scription.'! in advance, viz., 2s (id pur quar tor, or Is per month, entitling such mom-1 beis to all the privileges of the Association, to commence from the Ist of June," T.ho meeting then adjourned for a week. •

We have to acknowlcdee tho receipt of 3sCdfor Mrs Hedley from J.V.; also, £1 from Mrs H. Someiviil. ■"' -v; I fl

The monthly meeting ot the Remurea Band of Hope was held in the Newmarket HaU,4ast|evenhig the Xcv G.B. Mouro 4 Presi' dent, in the chair. Addresses were given by the chairman, Messrs Lennox, Newman and McDermott, and during the intervals Mr H. Littlewood, Messrs Grice, Taite,' and Bruce, gave some excellont music. There was a good attendance and evident signs of growing interest in the cause 'of > temper ance1. ■

Members of tho Choral Society aro re minded that, in couscquonco of the holiday, the weekly practice will he held on Mon day evening. As the concert is fixed for Tuesday, the 31st inst., a full ■ mutter is desired. We learn that Hcrr Schmidt, the new'conductor of the Society, will arrive in Auckland, by tho Australia, next weok.

Mr Buckland offered Mr J: Smith's race horses for sale yesterday but they wl6re withdrawn. Xantippo was passed at £56, the reservo being £60. Only £100 was offered for Tim Whiffer colt; rosorve £300. Maid of Honour reached £490; reserve, £700. The only other offered was the Mari byrnong colt, which attracted only one bid of £50. He wa3 withdrawn at £200.

If the growth of a town is to be tested by every increase in its industries, Helensville, on the Kaipara river, is progressing. There hastoow been established by Mr Horatio Hogarth a manufactory of scented soaps, which in likely to compote with its more pretentious rivals in the city. Mr IT. Brown has been appointed the Auckland agent, and judges whoexaraine the samples of soap in his possession will bo surprised by their variety and excellence. The old favourites, i brown Windsor and honey soap, and all the other best-known perfumes are represented. There aro likewise some novelties not before put on the market. Among the most; notable soap? is one mado of pure cocoanut oil from the Auckland Oil Company's works. Mr Hogarth has established a good local and up-river trado for tho produeta of his Ileleniville manufactory, and ho is deter mined to bring all his continental experi; once iv tho business to boar in rendering the industry asucccas. ■

Au attempt Is being made to get up one or two sweepstakes sailing races to take place ou Tuesday next (Qiioen's Birthday). Tho race which was partially arranged, but which naturally fell through; between tho Madge, Hattie May, Imp, and Obsoryer, a few woekH ago, may possibly come off. How tho raco fell through on tho previous occasion scorns almost a mystery. f Each of the boat ownorn when spoken to on tho subject expressed their willingness, and in deed' an apparent eagerness to compete, but whou it came to the point not one of them would tako tho matter in hand, and affected a careless style, saying that they did not euro whethor the event oamo off 0* not. Although it is not admitted, we belfove the real rensoM ' was that an endeavour was mado by. thp owners, of thu.lnip to fix tho stakes too high.' Tlio othoiH not caring about riskini; a large mini, quietly backed out. They all express their willingness t» enter for a race for a nominal sum, say.£2 or £3 a-sido, aiid^c belipv,o Wnch " race will be arranged for the 24th, even though the Imp does decline: to corn* peto for such a Bttlall Bum. The number of boats which would cuter WbUld amount'tp at loiiht six or. wivon, and tho HUul thus collected would amply repay tuo winnof for trouble and any expense; Several smaller boat racca aro also likely to be arranged for tho samo day.

Mr McGregor's ealo of the " Home Institute " at tho Thames, la postponed till Weduoeday noxt.—Advt.

M/ H. If. Smith announces an exhibition of hlij panoranu of views In St. James' Hall on the Quooii'e Ulrthday. • ■

The Albert Hall Waxworks Exhibition wan woil patronised hint night, from 6 o'olook till 10 by l'ntoroutod visitors; Uw No.S .Pdmpaqy's Hand playint? a numbor of lively tunes outside tlia HttU. Oenoral satlsfnotlon woa oppressed at tho near freßombhince of tho likenoisos to too orlL-luaJg. This capital orhibitiou will bo open tblsevoning until 10 o'clock. :: '. ; f. .i

Tom Margott will appear in several now .character boors this evening at tho Temperance Hall. Mr Campoell willaliio dldr sovoral oholoo nuriKH ill tho suntlinoDt il line, und two .young ladies will rondor musical aaalfltanoo. •

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Bo brlot; tor it is with words as with stin beams: trio more thoy aro oondensed tbo deeper they burn."—Bouthky.

Mr Edison is now perlecting an invention to draw cold water from v watch spring.

Bomb-azino is the proper mourning for tin1. Court of Russia.

" Jacob, is there much difference between a Sea and a saw?" -'Yoa; tho difference between see aud saw is in tense." ' '

It was Artemus Ward who said that there1 are two things in this world for which no one is over prepared—twills^ " Prisoner, "wero yon not afraid to tako thst monry from your employer!* till—you, a mero child in yoars!" " Oh, yea, sir ; I was afraid I'd bo cotched.'' Tlio'Earl of ScaQeld the head of tho Grant clau has died at Cullen, and was buried at Dutbcl. Lord Kcdliaven, his brother, succeeds him. Mrs Hampsnn's portraits are being sold at the Thames for a charitable purpose. £3 each derived from this source has been paid already to the Ladies Benevolent Society and Xliame s Hospital.

Bartlott-Uoutts lovos to lounge and smoke; a cigar whilo his dovey nits at tho piano' and warbles. " Will you love mo, darling, when I mold ? "

Mr Gwynneth, C.E., will leave Cam-1 bridge in a few days in chargo of a. party to survey auothor 100,000 acre block, south of that recently acquired by tho Patetcro Association.

Tho Harbour Board have closed with Messrs Wilson for four acres at Calliope Point for a dock site. The crico paid was £8000, which includes extension of riparian rights to tho remainder of Messrs Wilson's property. By tho Wild Birds Protection Act which has come into force in England this year Hiich birds as cuckoo, goldfinch, kingfisher, owl, plfjver,' woodpecker, and; nightingale are protected. «! ;,

Messrs Gpodfellow and Evans, of Cam bridge, lost a horse worth £25 by its falling down a well. Tho animal cot jammed wnert'2s foot down, :and might havo been hauled out only it kicked bo viciously. Th'6'' Baroness Co'iitts1' marriage was loraantjc, and tho pair will get along all iight until'the voting, husband makes, a mistake and,calls hor grandma. ' Tho "Syracuse Standard "'asks': "will some one tellus'What Mrs tangtry's maiden ■WirrtoStfhs?" Certainly. 'Her'maiden'aim was to marry MrLangtry.' ' ,

Trmy,in,e.t, they smiled, th.iy wopt, they loved. Hff'caWed nor Jano; she called him'Thoniaa— A richer man rodo down the lane, i And Tom brought BUit (of brcaob 61 ■ promise

Mr Hayman has had to break an engager ment for the Ghristclmrch theatre for Miss Pomeroy, owing to that lady's ro;engato ment in Australia,' i She will not visit Now Zealand before October.

Now Zealand has rapidly outgrown South Anntrali.'i, : Tho total: population of that colony is only 270,000 according to tho last cenmis. ■'" '■'■

~ The cash and other securities taken from the first 25 bodies rocovcred from tho Tararua amounted to £147 odd. The watches and a considerable quantity of tho valuables were, as a matter of course, battered and valueless except as old metal.

Young lady, examining somo bridal veils—"Can you really recommend this one?" Ovorzealou3 shopman—"Oh, yes, miss ! It mny bo used several times." J. K. Emmett (Fritz) has been sued by & New Orleaus manager for failing to fnlfil an engagement in that city. Kmraott was too full of indifference to appear, Damages were assessed at £2750,

DISAPPOINTED CLERKS.

(To the Editor.)

SIR,—In scvcnly-nino homes this ovening tlico will beweoping and. wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jnet fancy, eighty applications for the billet of ,'j gentleman " clerk at the City Council, Thc]tcrm "clerk" is not sufficiently swollish it|appears|so[thoy non term it "gentlemanf clerk. Or is J this only meant to exciudo lady candi dates ? What bitter disappointment it must' be, .to aspiring shells loafing, upon .their mothers and sisters for months, or it may be yoars, to be unsuccessful in getting the billet of "Gentleman" clerk. If an employer wanted a shoemaker, or a saddler, or a cabinet-maker, or a carpenter, or an engineer, etc., etc., he would not hayo had one. quarter of the applications., This, shows that thoro is something rotten in' the state of Denmark. Many mothers educate their sons far beyond their position in lite, and train their pampered darlings to .look with supreme contempt upon the calling of a tradesman—their whole arnbi; tion being to occupy the position of &■ "gentleman " clerk. The trade is greatly1, overstocked, the supply being far in excess of the demand. Mothers will, there fore, do well to chew the cud of reflection over this wholesale "disappoint ment, and realise to themselves the bitter fact that any decent tradesmen is a much more useful and honourable member of society than a loafing, spiritless, billetlees, gotaioman clerk.—l am, yours; &c.,. i uaaaai-i • .. . PoSTULATA.

CABLEGRAMS.

[Keuter's Telegrams.]

FRENCH POLITICS.

PAIUS, May 30. \ A MOTION of M. Bardona for the abolition, of scrutin d'arrondissement, and the substi tution of scrutin de listo in its .place^was. aft'sj' mucUydiscussidn'j. adopted by'vthe- Chamber of Deputies. A Large Majority on the lria\ Land BUI. L'";- **■••■•' - LONDON, May 20. : In the House of Commons yesterday the Irish Land Bill was read a second time and passod by a majority of 176r Mr Parncll and members' extreme Irish party abstained from voting. Speech from the Tory Leader , ■ LONDON, May 20. At a banquet in the city yesterday even ing,; the Marquis of Salisbury made a speech, in the course ot which he referred to the Irish Land Bill in disparag ing terms, severely denouncing the Irish policy of tho Government, FIGHTING IN TUNIS. Yesterday telegrams were received by the Government from the head-quarters of the French army in Tunis, to the ell'ect that the advance of troops has been vigorously opposed by native Arab tribes, and that severe fighting took place on May 20th, A LETTER FftOM GAItIBALDI. Garibaldi, the Italian patriot, has written a letter to jtie press with rcforence to the. treaiy recently signed by the Bey of .Tunis, and tho commander of the French forces in , that country, in which ho declares that the annexation of Tunis by France would1 be an ' insult to Italy, and that the French policy in that'respect is threatening to Italian in terests.

P. AND O. CO.'S DIVIDEND. LONDON, May 19.

Tho Peninsular and Oriental Steam Ship Company his declared a dividend of 2J per cent, for'tho half year.

COMMEIiCTAL.

• LUNDQN, May 19. Tho total reserve in notes and bullion in the Back of England is £14,875,800.

LONDON MARKETS. LONDUN, May 19,

Consols remain at 102§. New Zealand 5 per cent. 10-40 loan is 104^- ; New Zealand 5 per cent. 1889 loan is 104, ex div.; New Zealand 4£ per cent. 1879-1904 is 101 J. Adelaide and Now Zealand breadstuff's are without quotable change. The best Scotch pig iron, No. 1 f.0.b., in the Clyde, is 475. Thero is little onquiry for hides. The prices aro J lower.

AUSTRALIAN.

SYDNEY, Saturday,

Enthusiastic) preliminary .meetings were held laat night at the Theatre Royal and at* J Burwood1 with ; refer eneo to tho vordiat. recently delivered in tho'".lJullelin" Libel case.' Resolutions passed at both meetings that subscription lists bo opened to indemnify the pro prietors of tho paper for tho costi of tho trial, which aro estimated at £1200. £100 wqa • promised at the Theatre Royal meeting, amTovor £20 at tho Burwood'a Lodge.' Meetings aro boing organised to carry out the resolutions passed. The Potosi Aground. t Tho Orient steaincr Potosi, after leaving lier anchorage for England, grounded at Clark island. After remaining 11 hours slio jwau' got off by the tug boats nud returned to per moorings. A diver is to cxamino her Wday, and report ' whether she is sea' Jworthy or not. 7 VICTORIAN REFORM BILL.. .. / . •.'".' .... MELBOTJKNE, Saturday. In tho Legislative Assorably yesterday the'debate on the Reform Hill was resumed, but was subsequently adjourned without any decision .having been arrived at, VICTORIAN AGRICULTURE. MELBOURNE, May 20. Victorian statistics prepared from the oonsus returns show that the area of land devoted to wheat crops has increased 220,000 acres since last census. The yield has, however, decreased during the same period by 265,000 buahels, THE DETACHED SQUADRON. ' MELBOUKNE, May 20. - , The detached equ&dron arrived off Cape Otway to-day. MELBOURNE, May 20, | i Fifteen hundred bags of New Zealand* oats were sold to.day at 3a 4d. « * ■■ : • ' SYDNEY,' May 2U | Kerosene : Diamond, pot gallon, Is Sd,; Deyoes, per gallon, la lid. New1 Zealand! wheat, por bushel, 4s Sd; New Zealand. oiitu, por bushol, 2s Gd j maize, per 601b5., 2s stl. Tobacco : Ravon'e twist, per lb., Is. sd. :. Caudles: D.R.J.'s, per lb., 8d;: D.R.O.'a, 7fcL ADKLAIDE, May 20. Wheat, per bushel, 4s 6d to 4s7Jd. The tone of the wheat market is steady. Town llour, £10 10s to £10 12s Cd ; country flour,. -£9 15a to £10. Tho freight market is doll,' very little doing during the woek. Freights; remain at laat quotations.

DEATH OF MR SUTHERLAND

The nnoxpected death of Mr Sutherland of the Queen's Ferry Hotel, Vulcan Lane, took place this morning at three o'clock. It appears that, a few days ago, Mr Suther land was riding near the Redoubt, when he accidental foil, injuring his head, and from, which he did not recover. He was rcgn larly attended by Dr. Moore, and favourable hopes were entertained that he would be restored to his usual health. Last evening he appeared worse, and Mr Bain kindly consented to sit up with him. About three o'clock this morning, he suddenly started' exclaiming, "'Catch me,-catch'me,.I'Enl falling," and immediately expired.. The cause of death was congestion of the btaiji; this result of the accident. 'Mr Suthertsfnd was a young man in tho prime of life, and had-only been married about two years] Be rbrmerfy-kop.t the Wharf, Hotel, Queen street. .

OUR SPECIAL WELLINGTON TELEGRAMS.

(BY TBLEGRAFH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE PRESS ANJD MR OLIVER, I

WELLINGTON, this day. ' Relative to the resignation of Mr Oliver* #ie " Times " says :—" In £ayins^hat ( . the retiring Ministor has. some claim upon,the gratitudo of the country, wo are .guided by substantial facts. Mr Oliver lias accom plished ii vory great deal, its .Minister e of .Works, [tho fruit of .bis labour being pleasingly apparent in the'three and ii-luilf percent, return of the railways pf the colony for last year, the very highest yet obtained, which is entirely due to tho good management and. economical reforms instituted by the minister.. We sincerely regret tho circumstances which necessitated the step taken by Mr Oliver for he has discovered more than ordinary ability, backed by much zeal and untiring industry,"

Tho "Post" says the news of Mr Oliver's retirement will be received by the country with somewhat mixed feelings. It has been the unfortunate lot of the Public Work's Minister in tho present GoYoruinent to beat tho burden of unpopularity which necessarily attaches to measures of retrench ment. He has been compelled by tho. exigencies of the times to dismiss numerous employ & of all ranks and classes, to reduce salaries, to curtail public conveniences on. the railways tilready open, and to refuse to undertake the continuation of many new lilies urgently desired by the people of various important districts. All these nri pleasant tasks liave of necessity devolvcjd, upon Mr Oliver, and whilo we hayo been unable to accord invariable approval to all hia acts under these heads; while, indeed, v^e have sometimos been compelled to express the strongest disapprobation of the course adopted by him, wo freely recognise that he has consistently carried out the policy., of economy under which he !tpok office. Perhaps there has at times been more of .the "fortiter in re" than ot the "suaviter in modo" in his treatment of requests involving increased expenditure, but alloijv- ] :ance may fairljr be made for the strong sense of the imperative need of rigid economy in the administration of our diminished means. If wo caunot admit that all his economies have been judicious, at least wo cordially accredit him with having discharged a most disagreeable and invidious duty with conscientiousness anil ability, while the material diminution in the working expenses on our railways, and their consequently enhanced profitableness, will remain a favourable memento of bis official career." ..■ > : ■■ . ,'J]

POLITICAL ADDRESSES.

fTke Ptesdnt Political Situation / and Trtte Policy of Liberals.

ADDRESS BY DX. \VALLIS,

Dr. Wallis addressed a public meeting of his constituents last night in the Temper ance Hall, on the above subjoct. The buildincjwas rather more ■ tUaa^half lilicdSit eight o'clock^.' * •. V

Mr Thwaite3 was voted to the <|iair, and briefly.introduced the speaker,,, ■ y "Dr. Wallis on coming .forward was re ceived wi'tli goneral applause. He said that lie did not intend to take up the time of his hearers with a narrative of what had been said or done duriogthe last session of Parliament, for it was all recorded in Hansard and in tha official papers, and their appendices, After readiugfrom Han sard a very short epitome of the. antount of business transacted during the session, Dr. Wallis went' on to say that he supposed that it would be expected that he should rather to tell them what he had said and done during the session (applause). He had earned the reputation of being a lengthy find frequent^ speaker in Parliament, but Ihe was sure that it was a great mistake. (Laughter.) Ho had discovered that a j member could better serve his con stituents' interests by remaining sileut than by talking, while lie at the same time expedited the public business. He had not delivered more than twelve set speeches during the session, and the subject of education had secured the greatest share of his attention. Indeed he believed that he now knew more upon that subject than any other member in the House. He had also tried to pat an effectual stop to further borrowing, and a motion of his in that'direc tion, although opposed by the Government, wa's only lost by a majority of four votes. (A voice:, ./rho Kats.) No; the statement had no such reference. He had worked in order to secure the nationalisa tion of waste lands and for putting native lands ou the same footing as European fond, while, the Chinese question, haclalsiO, interested him.,, He did not object to .Chin* cbo immigration/,t>a,t lie certainly did object to*' Chinese invasion. His experience of the Chinese in S3 rdncy had taught him to look'ripoh'them as industrious', *frugalj.aml porrievering peoplo, and for these qualities they ought certainly not to he prevented from coiiiiuj; into the country. If so, then in fairness they would also have to prohibit ),he immigration of Scotchmen, for their habits of. thrift and economy were quite as strongly marked as those of the Chinese. [A Voice :—"Eh, Mon, hut we spend oor siller where we earn it."] Yea ; that certainly was a difierence but even such an objection as that could be answered. He had also devoted some attention in Parlia ment towards the securing a proportional and personal represcntaf(qn,and bad endea voured to assist in achieving the fedprali satiqu of the Colonies; -The special subject of his address this evening, lio,yyaver, was "Tlie present political situation of New Zealand andtheiTruo Policy of liberals." It v/ds rather perplexing to discover who wer« the;.1 Liberals 'of .Now Zealand} for;', both Governmenta'ndf Opposition arrogated to thernselye^thei designation,and in fact every Government which we had ever had had denominated itrclf v. ■ Liberal-Government. After a reference) to,the. origin of party u«mes in England, the'speaker went on to in vcß|ig{itpthe ytnl meaning of ;"LiberaihsjTO' He said that one of its fundamental rules wan " The Greatest Good for tho Greatest Numbed?!.and trio rights .and/privileges of tho masses instead of merely the rights tind 'privileges of the classes. "To gut,it in'otherhvbrds, the' Liberals fought for priit ciples and the Conservatives tor institu tions. (Applause/)* Summed up in one sentence, Liberalism worked .from faith iii' human nature by means of '£enefa'l principles'1 Wn" behalf of univormil inter eats, and towards an ideal standard. Tho, difference between .Liberalism and Conservatism had been given -very pithily and yet c'barly'by Mr Glad stone. Liberalising he had said, was trust of the people tempered by prudence, -while Conservatism was distrust of the poople tempered by fear. (Loud applanse.) He intended. toapply thoso principles to the state ot matters political in New Zealand, and the heads under which he proposed ito treat the subject were :—(1) Constitutional reform, (2), local government, (.3) law reform and social legulation, (4) education, Bible, school fees, (5) our debt and financial condition, (6) public works, (7) taxation and its incidence, (S) free trade and local, industries, ' (9) nationalisation1 >• of waßtc ■ lands, (10) native affairs, (11) .retrenchment ■ ; and the " miserable Ministry," (12) Austra lian confederation and Imperial federation. An Act, he saidj was passed in J. 852 by the Imperial, Parliament, wnich was called the New Zealand Constitution Act, although really this was" a misnomer, for like Great. ■Britain itself our constitution was tin written*. ■ Still.there were many questions-which/were! regarded as of a constitutional character,! and five or six years age. Sir George Grey! ■arid his friends ceatcd a g'rcatgtirthrtjugp out the colony by the ventilation,of sbm'e1 of them. The present Government acceded' to office by pledging itself to carry out those constitutional reforms of Sir. George Grey., and in pursuance of that'promise they had been obliged to carry through the Triennial Parliaments ! Bill, although they had, formerly opposed it. In consequence, however, of rejecting the measures which were attached to it and of which it formed; a neoeasary part, they had? Tendered the; Act a most conservative one. ''Ihe reforms; they, wanted were: The or election of the. Legislative Coun-; cil, the representation .by population,] an Anti-Bribery Act, property to be repre sented as1 well as population (Dissent), and the representation ot women. With regard to local jGovernment, he had to say that while everybody appeared to be in favour of; it', everybody also seemed to shrink from the responsibility connected with it. The reason was, doubtless, that we were the' most heavily taxed country in the world, and.that while the taxes Went down to Wellington, the people were expected to o&rry on local Government' and bear its ox penseS'unaklod. Another crying necessity was the simplification ntid'cheapen-, ing of, our .. processos, of law—cheap? justice In fine.' Lawyers should' be limited,: for, their leas' at 'present were actually* monstrous. We also require'd'social legisj latioa-so-as-to proTide-forprecautioaMyj steps being taken against the introduction of disease,sie'preyeniMotfbf criminality.and! the discouragement of intemperance. With regard Ao pur charitable eatahlishraentSrhe had this to say of one of them that there tas miifVi,ino¥iJrwrfctchedlyconilucted:in6tituti()is in the GoJo-ny, than the.Uonie for, Neglected and Destituttf 'Child f^if. a "The * Committee hjid-aii.iucoipo of £1700,- pcrnunura to.deal with,"ana they appeared to expend It friost, jextßavap^ntly, -The.Government should insist upon clear balance ahfiets/ 'and should sharply.wipervise tho management and cxi pendjture., .Passing on to the subject of education he "might say in the'first'place that it was one bri which he and the elec tors of City West bacTof ten held sweet comi ■munion and ooeitatod- frequently together. (Lang&ter). this free,: uhsectarian, and. national system of education ■ was a very preiensious .and a very costly^ thing, ! He yri%. & parson, 'and yet singularly enopKri. ho ,>Vas, opposed to the teaching-of religion in schpblajj.bjecause the people of City Wist held" strong 'views o on thO( subject."' (Ap plause). That -was- an understood thing "b^tw^eii (hem.1 Yet, hla views1 on religion differed from those Of .most people.' He did not' regard the teaching of dogtn&s '■ or the observance of rites and .ceremonies as religion, but he ipoKei-,u'pon such moral virtues as telling', the truth, being honest; loving our neigh bour, doing our duty to the State, and our families, as religion, and that sort of reli-. glon,. be considered, should not be ox-' eluded from the schools. Upon this matter he could not refrain from expressing his opinion that a stigma had been ant upon the isible in making it a proscribed book— making it the only book which should be specifically named as being disallowed entrance into the schools. Last session Sir Win. Fox moved a resolution giving the right to each Board:of Education to decide whether o'r-not the Bible should be intro duced into'the schools.under its jurisdic tion; and* boing'a'strong democrat himself, he supported it; —the object being to put1 the "' power 'of • governing • the schools more directly in the hands off the people.; (Dissent,) He.hsd reason for believing that an insidious*, at tempt would, ibb made. during tho ensuing session, to mideriniuo our .present, system ot education b,y .imposing, small school fees," but he would offer uncompromising opposi-* tion-tb any snch project. ■ The-colony was deeply indebted, and private properties /were heavily mortgaged—more generally, how ever, in the South than here. Our deot ■tfdw amounted to £27,000,000',, and while the burden per head here in that respett was'JEss,in. England it waa' only £21/, per head. It wassaid that pur loans'had been borrowed for industrial works, and that the loans of other countries had been obtained for war purposes, but this was hardly true. 0n1y£9,000,000 had been spent upon indus trial works, aud as these only represented a value of £6,000.000, that was all we had to show for our £27,000,000. The rest bail been virtually thrown into the ye;i. Our ,£(i 000.000 worth o£ property paid us pretty well, ,-i.t was true, but upon the remaining £2i,000,000,f0r which wehad to find interest, ■ ■hero was actually nothing to shew. If

borrowing .was resumed and carried on, . propeftf'.^onld-. continue to depreciate la v'ftine, W£(geß"td''d'ecline and poverty tb in crease;-until the tnal smash came—bank ruptcy and ropudiatfon. The only moaiß which could be devised of saving the colony frbni this dreadful abyss of national insol- Vency was to cease all further borrowing, equalise the incidence of taxation, give more Opportunity for free trade, resort to retrenchment, stop public works alter our borrowed ,money had been oxpended, and,^pjet-;,tho miserable Ministry. At prosoiitiweiiad a greater proportionate rail way mileage than any other country in the world, and he thought we ehuuld now rest a while—ease off the construction of rail-. wayn. If particular districts wanted linen, let them bear the expense and not throw the burden upon the State. Mauy useless' lines had been constructed under the present systsm? affd much corruption had been en couraged thereby. On, the subject of taxation he held strongly to the opinion that endqavours shoiild be made to render more equitable its incidence, and he felt sure that one result of it Would be to re. lieve jisjrom our financial embarrassments. I?reo trade would tend in tho same diiflc tion. At present protection was met Wth. everywhere throughout the colony, and it increased the evils Under which We laboured. (Interruption). HeWaaawate: that many peoplo held contrary opinion* to his own on this matter, but it wag' one top deep for him to enter into that evening., Still he could not help saying that protection was a scheme for' everybody getting rich at the expense of his neighbour. What did wo Want with protec tion against cheap food, cheap clothing, and cheap houses? Our waste lands, he con sidered, should be used for the purpose, of liquidating our public debt. The entire^ landed area of tho Colony was 64,000,000 of acres. Of that. area 14,000,000 ---had been sold by the Government or setj aside aa reserves, and 16,000,000, acre* were either held now or had been sold by! tho Maoris. That left 34,000,000 for the Government, to deal with. Of that area i 15,000,000 acres consisted of good, fair, open land, 10,000,000 acres of excellent forest land, and 9,000,000 acres of utterly barren and waste land. The 25,000,000 acres of open and forest land was worth, at any rate, £1 per acre, and he was in favour of usiqg it for ' the purpose ot. paying dff our indebtedness. It would be a scheme worthy.of Sir Julius Vogel's beat days to form a' large and influential company' |b£ the purchase of all this land for £25,000/000, undertaking to cut it up into, lots and dis pose of it to .bona fidq.settlers. The .Colony would thus benefit doubly. It would Have the means of extinguishing its debt, and also would be provided gratuitously t»it& immigrants of the most desirable class. He would place the natives on the same footing as Europeans with regard to the sale of their land, making this special provision, however, that as we had con ferred the '.value upon their lands they should make some return to the Govern uient in respect thereof. He had intended to say.somethirig about the present miser able Ministry, but as he would have ample opportunity of doing" that at Wellington he would reserve his comments till he~ ro3Uined, ,his pkice ;,in.-.Parliament. The time, iie believed, was at hand for the confederation oPJ;.;. various groups, of colonies such as .North America, South Africa, and Australasia, and following that naturally would be tbo real, and not merely theI'nominal'iidion'ofj/he Empire by tho confl'tifcutipn pf ..an Imperial Parliament aud the'parsing'ot tine tariff. That was the idea which Sir George Grey had in his mind tho other night, and it was the one too which all the mo.st enlightened; British statesmen were working for. If carried out it would render tnc British empire the ftiosfr powerful and truly; great'ithe wbrid had ever seen; 'jand; if the tjmte^ Slates threw in its lot' too,' the result ~^,0111,4.,.bp the formation of an Anglo-Saxon empire, which would sway the- wdHd "most benefici ally, and by its irresistible influence it would put an end to war. ,1 In- answer to questions put bj Messrs Akers, Garrard; itafton, and Ellis, Dr. VVallia said:—(l) That he would voto against a threatened invasion or inundation of Chinese ; (2)' that he was opposed to and would always oppose the procerty tax ; (3) that the' deficiency of £900,000 had been covered or made up by aloan-ef £1,000,00JJ. while -the Government claimed credit % putting the finances right; (4) that he would support an income tax in preference but not iv addition to the property tax; (5) that rudeness on thepart of officials was wron^, and ought to bo put down; (6) that School Committees ] ought always to bo oonsulted iv the removal, appointment, and .dismissal of teachers, and that he thought ffi.^onunittees should be allowed to decide what Bible should be read in the schoolg, though if satisfactory the power in the first instance should be ontruatod to the Boards'; (7) that ho was in favour of a vote being ;given to freeholders from the -value of £25 and upwards, that large leaseholders should have votes, and that a man should have a vote for every district in which,fe paid rates; (8) that as tho poor bore the greatest nhare of taxation the rich should boar some special impost such, as the ;!£• come tax.'. V • ,',-,'.'''( Iv answer to Mr EDia's queation as to whether, he Svished to be relieved item his pledge'to support the present Education Act iv' its entirety, he said he waa astonished at such a query, as he had always been ii strong supporter of the present Act. Indeed its continued existence was entirely due to tho exertions of Mr Swanson and himßelf. He charged the ." Herald " with grossiy'misrejpresentinghisaction with regard ~to, the seconding of Sir Wm. Fox's motion for giving Boards of Education the power 6f de ciding whether or not the: Bible should 'T6o introduced into the schools under their care. : IndnsWer to Mr C. G. Hill, Dr. Willis said (I)1 that ho was strongly in favdut''bf a workable Local Optioa Bill, and of male. ing tbeLicensing Commissioners electlre by the people; (2) that he was in favdnr of compensation to publicans. , In answer to Mr Ley don, he said that he believed in a Governor nominated at Home • father than in one to be elected here. On the motion of Mr Hill, seconded by Mr O. S. Ellis, a vote of thanks was passed to Dr. Wallis for his addrsss. "^ Dr. Wallis briefly returned thanks. 10' Mrliayddn'^rffpoEed; and it wasseeonded, ■jib^at'a vote cif.confidence ,sho^l^;'bb'E'a'Bs4d in the 'member also>,t ,■ ~•" ~, h,, ~^.,'i I It was passed with , acclamation, there bein#'6nly\a';fe» :dissenrtients. i • The1-passing of a vote of thanks to the brought the meeting to-a close,- -

Mr Macandrew at Port Chalmers

[BY TELEGRAPH.—PEESS AS^OCfiMKOH;] aajan ujo«—ah g-a a ht Mr M^Wflewf wet, about ( 200 electors of Port Chalmers in-the Hall last ,*venin^ H&^sald r '(lasit session-; oi<Pajlia» mcntj although; .Sisimgujsh;e.drby usual amount of talking, had mojl(.hefin conducive to the public interests.' Its action had been very •muoh retrogressive bjr the impoiition of a most objdclfiibnable'if ; ax.' dne. result of o the, session, was the of loCal'Tbodies oi theV2oper cent' of land fund previously secured to them by law. Another was the abandonment of the railway policy initiated, ,Jpii alt' but ttn^niijiously .approved in the '■ Vessiotf'of iS^B': The fhir^as the stoppage r-of assisted immigration. Tho fourth Was the return to a system of local roads an d bridges' beiiijff const-racked by direct appropri atibns'ot the Colonial Parliament, with all the favouritisnrand log^-ollinjj which must 'unavoidably »o connected with it. As a i set. off against this there was the great policy of retrenchment. .There was little or no attempt at retrenchment as brought down by Government. It had been forced on them by the Hous". He feared that after all it would be found that,retrench ment; had been a great cry and little wool. Probably the Grey Government had effected as much real retrenchment during their short term of offices as had been done since, only they did not males to much fuss about it. Had they been allowed sufficient time they would liavo effected a much larger reduction by simplifying tho administration. He i should set his face against any additional taxation for tho inero pur pose . of .governing the country. He adverted"1 at length to' the asser tion of the Colonial Treasurer tbat ho (MrMacandrow) had, before leaving office; committed the colony to liabilities exceeding £8,000,000 in fbe shape of, out standing contracts, while , in reality: the ■\yhblo amount did not exceed half a-mil lion. '11l alludiug to tho comparison which Major Atkinson had made between the ex ipenditareJiiiKldr the late and under the pre sent Government, he said" the one was stated to be £100,000 a-week, and the other £30,000, thus seeking it to be inferred that the present Government had economised to tho tune of £1,508,000 a-year—a statement too absiud'to comment 00. No>v, with the exception of the Taranaki Harbour Board, none of the local^bodies received any of ths land fund; therefore no fair comparison could be made between the expenditure of tho two Governments. Putting out of the question the reduced expenditure on public works, the Grey Government hud expended a million and a half less than duvina; the two years immediately preceding their term of office. He hud no pretensions to fstatesmauship, as Major Atkinson had, but he had common senae sufficient to tell him that it would have beoa i he height of madness to have pledged the colony, to the extent which for

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