SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

mow watpr (.This KvenlnK. 1.40 HIGH WATER J To , morrow MonUns, 2.20 SUNSKT.—Ibis livening, 5.1 SUNKIBE.-To-Morrow Mornlnor, 7.11 MOON'a AGE,-New Moon, 26tb, 4.58 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LASTEVSNINC Sovereign, sch., Hayward, from Rarotonga Arawata, s.s., Sinclair, fiom Southern Ports Hawk, Government schooner, Grey, from a cruize TO-DAY. Kate McGregor, schooner, Couch, from Mercury' Bay.

DEPARTURES.

LASTEVSSRING. . ■ . ' Arawata, 5.8., Sinclair, for Sydnoy Zealandia, P.M.3.5, Cnovalier, for San Francisco Argylo, c.8., Crawford.for Whangarol ! Wellington, e.s.. ifarquhar, for Tauranga I Stella, Government as., Fairchild, lor Mannkaa

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

London-Halclone, ship, early San Fmncisco-Zealandla, P.M. a.s. v 19th j Sydney—Albion, Friday; Australia, P.M. 8.5..J I TaraMkl and Sonth-Hawea, Tuesday i iMelboorne, via South-Arawata, Thursday { ■Russell—lona, Mondays j ThmuiiiT i Tauranga-Wellington, Tuesday "jf T%££gJ Whangarei and Mangapai—Argyle, lueattayj and Friday ■ ■ j Mangawai- Fingal, Thursday : Mercury Bay—Uingal, Monday i ■ ;:;;,' A }

VESSELS EXPECTED.

Frances borrant, from Melbourne Rakala,Bhlp (W.S.L-.N.), from London; Bailed Ashmof "ship (Q.S.J.K.), from London ; sailed Waiiato. ship (M.P.K.V.), from London; loading Hermffi B hip (WiT.k.D), from Undon; ti

sail Juno 2ti - » • - .■■','-■ .-il_ ■; rf -jA Firth of Tay, aMp, from London; loading ■. ~ Loch Ore;, ship, from London; loading, -..; Famenoth, ship (P.S.F.J.),from. London „,.,„. o3 Balled February 11 ' " , ■■■'.;.■(:■ Camille. brig, from New York; sailed April z , Oamaru. brigantine, from Uunedln ~ :: ,/_ Oceola, brigantine, from New York .., ,;, Borealls, origaiitine. from Lyttelton ~_. . _■:,-; Lapwlug, brigantine, from Duneain . jV ; Winifred, sahooner, from New Hebrides Taviuni, sohooner, from tho islands Belle Brandon, schooner, from Samoa . Norval, schooner, from Noumea ■ 1 a Transit, schooner, from Barotonga . -- ■ Mazeppa, schooner, from the Islands ■ . Agnea Donald, schooner, from KarOtor^a- ■■ ■ -<>■

IMPORTS.

-' Per Arawata, forG., W.'Blnney': 'IQOJboxes petroUne candles; 120 cases stoneless jams, u HI» Case3fruit. ' ■•' , ,' • • . ;\/:\ Per Albion, for G. W. Binhey: If bag 3 bacon, i bags hams. • ■.-.;■. ~ ,mi' : . ; i): \, ' Per Arawata-7 ca3es bacon^and hams, w casesoheeso;-T.H.HallandCO. L . ..-., Per Christino-100 sacks flour.-T. H. Hall and Co., Lower Queen-street.!: ; . ■ •. ■■■"*>;'■

Per Dunkeld—l case J. andP. Coats,'extra machine sewing cotton.—J. M. MoLaohlan, 222, Queen-street. - , , ■ j Per Sovereign, from Rarotonga-203 bags coffee, 117 casks limejuice, 24, bales kapok, 300 cartridges, 20 tons copra. 21 cases fceehe-de-mer, 16 bags dried frnit, ,0,000 oranges, 7; paokagea sundries. : •*•. ■■■■<*: .; ;■■ -; ;.-•:■ ■'■ ■; Or-ir-i,.?-.

Per Arawata, from Melbourne and Southern oorts—2o cases wine, 20 cases vestas, ZOJ-ohesta tea, 20 cases tobacco, 80 baas rice, 740 packages sugar, 36 bars iron, 63 boxes droga, 30 sacks oat- UWali 16 cases champagne, t 72 saoks potatooß, 22 cases badon. 60 drums sheep dip, 27 cases cheese, 100 boxes candles, '200 live sheep, 101 sundry merchandise. . ... ''~,'..•,,;: \...

EXPORTS.

Per Arawata, for Sydney—lo2 bales flax, 20 bales tow, 81 kegß bntter, 10 gunnies sugar, 5 sacks oatmeal, 167 packages sundry merchan- Pev Zealandia,-for Honolulu—lßo- saefes 25 gunnies potatoes, 3 packages machinery, 7 cases confectionery, 80 boxes soap. For San Franoisco-15 bales fungus, 30 cas?s kauri gam, 15 packages sundries. _ _ 3. fi.

■ lirwiKDSi .^d^sxwißE.—Pukapuktf,'1 .from Mahuranei, with 50 tona firewood; Bsk, ;from; lhanies, with 40 tons wood: Carolinn, from Bwrier, with 48 tons wood.'' . , •; i 1 Outwakds' ' CcASTwraE,^l!ukapnba, for, Mahurangi; KBk.for Waiheke; south Carolina, for Barrier.

• The brier Vision cleared.at theiCustoms to day for Kalparo, to which port^ she takes 50 tons coal. 16 kegs butter, 60 bundles.wire, 70 baes chaff, 160 gum cases, 20 oases ginger winSr and a qnantity of sundry merchandise.^ •■ ■ viJ

• The sohooner Queen ■is announced' to leave, for Hokianga this evening, ; She takes ,a fall' general cargo to that port., ;r " '. :'.,," ",''J t ,.,\ ';"" ' Ai Mercury Bay on Saturday last ihe'ketoh Santa Crnz was loadlpg/for Suva, and the schooner Columbia for Napier. ; The- schooner Waiwera and patter.Tokeran were also in port.

The s,s. Albion came up from Motuhi-at-6 o'clock last evening, having the schooner Marion j in tow. The Albion, will,leave,for,Southern ports on Friday next. , ..", .. ; -"• ..„; ' £^_ , ThS'f Bohooner! Mazeppa and ■ Sovereign left Rarotonga within two hours of each other, the former having the start. Tae Sovereign put In an appearance last evening, so that.ner com--

Meroiiry Bay this forenoon^ with:82,217 feet* timber. r Ftom he toe she proceeds to Suva. ■: i * -

The schooner Coronet has entered out at the Customs for Kingsmill Grouo, and the brigan- Mjaa Look Out tor Sydney, vlaAratapn. - - -L — schooner" Sovereign arrived from Earo tonga last evening, with a cargo of island pro duce... The passage occupied 12 dsya. j, |- m

The 5.9. Arawata arrived from Melbourne via Southern ports at 7 o'clock last evening. Pas sengers :—Mes9rs Gallager, Street, Kenny, Shephens, Tiffen, Martin, White (2), Matroney, Asher, Tunchard. Wilkinson, Pearce, Spurgeon, Bern, Gordon, Solomon, Buttle, Campbell (3), Hannah, Brandon, Dr Haines, Miss Ladbrooke, Mr and Mrs MoArthur, Mrs Randall The P.M.s.s. Zealandia took her departure tor San Francisco and Honolulu at 8 o'clook -last night. Passengers : — Saloon :• Messrs A. fH,> Shipley, K. B.A.'Stenhonße; I* C. H. Koenig, J. Cecil Cole, E. M. Sdsecuinbe, A. Talicarner, and C. G. Stead, ■ Steerage: Mrs. Hi. Storey and daughter, Mr and Mrs* Henry James and ohild, Mr Joseph rimith, Mr G. Brittel and family (i), Mr J. P. SorensoD, Messrs A. and William Bruce..-Krom Lyttelton : Messrs W. Fihlay, R. JSumner, W. Downer; and If. Steven?. A

Tho Orient liner Cotopnxl arrived at Sydney on the 13th inßtaht. from London, after having' made a fine run from, Plymouth,., thej passage haying beoni mado, including etoppaßeß, in 13) days, which is Baid to be the fastest time on re cord. 'J he voyage took only 38 days, or 36 days 10 hours actual steaming time. From thence to Melbourne the passage was done5 in 36J hours, and frcra Port Philip Hesds to this port a mii of 31 hours 5 minntea was made. The Cotopaxi left Plymouth on May 28, at 11,30 a.in,, .with.'322 passengers, o£ whom 58 were for.Adelaide, 128 for Melbourne, and 136 for Sydney and colonial ports. •.. •'■■': i' : ''"'• ;'' y\:' ■■'"

The schooner Zion left Dunedin for.Thames on theßthinstant. '-■■''■" •■■-' *•* '" ..

The briKSi 'V^AveaniKthel.aeft Hokianga fo? Dunedin with timber yesterday. . -*

The brigantine Oamaru left- Danedin for this port on the 9th'inst, V !:.\i. ; '/.A;'.l:'i .1 The brigantine bar'oy Pratt entered out at the Customs on the 14 inst., fortbiflport.^..,;, ~( r, n3 i

WRECK OF THE SCHOONBR'sb^fIIA ATI vv.runyi*. isYDNEX HKAD^ ..,;_,,, dr|

The schooner Sbphia.belonglng to Sydneyiand' owned by Mr H. P. Falser, wholesale merchant, went ashore on North Head and became a total wreck.' The vessel was of 119 tons register and laden with 150 tons of copra, 8,009 coooanuts and 19001bs of old copper. She was formerly in the New Zealand trade, and was purohasedsome six month's ago by Mr Falser, from Mr Black, and she was then freighted with a general cargo for the South Seas. She was.pl»ced in charge of- Mr Conrad Cook, and had a crew of nine. Between 12 and" 1 o'clobk' in- the, morning the schooner was approaching Sydney Heads steering south- weat with a south-east wind; All Ball was being carried, but the wind freshened bo much that the canvas had to be shortened, On getting in a line with North Head the ; wind broke and' veered roundiito, .the south-west.1; It was slack water at the time. AH sail was now set; and the 'master tried to put tho vessel about, but the wiud dropped to a dead calm, and Bhe missed stays. ■ He thoh tried to wear her, but the 'rocks were only three, or lour ship's lengths distant; and the schooner was carried towards them; The port anchor^with: SO fatiioma of chain, was immediately let go, but the cable parted. A,second anchor was let go, and gunpowder ■ was burnod as a danger signal.- The' 1. Vessel' was now BO close to.the rcofa that as the second anchor took the ground it swung her stern; round neat'the rook known as 'the Old. Man's' Hat and she struck tho reef heavily, knocking oiLner false keel,' which floated alongside. She otA¥ ground heavily by the eea, and knocked a hole in her bottom.and pot tlona of her planks and timbera.,wore broken off, and floated round her. It was clear that she must soon go to piocea, but every one behaved with fortitude. The lone boat was ordered but,' and the captain and MrKraußO plaoedMrs Kranse and the children on the lorecastla. the highest and safest part of Bohooner*Meanwhile the pilot steamer Captain Cook had observed the signals of distress, and', lost no timo in coming to the rescue. She arrived before the long boat could be got out. The steamer launched a boat, but it did not come alongside until the passengers had been taken off to the Sophia's boat. The captain and orew, then left the schooner in the other boat. The was in a einking" condition,'greatly battered by repeated bumping on the jagged cliffo, and she was making Water so fast that there was not time^to save, even the instruments ; or .the charts. ■: * ;.:.:....' ;■' - '.••■' ■■ .i ■',•'.. •<;■

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Taiaroa, B,0» Anderjwra. from the Sonth' 2

DEPARTURES.

Tftiaroa, s.a., Anderson, for the Sonth;il'J "?JL

IMPORTS.

Per Taiaroa, from the South—lo(V sacks mWti Khrenfried;'Bl Baoks"potatoes, Welrf: 15 casks cement, Gnthrie and Larnach;, 8 hides, and i bundles eking. Wren;" 2 paokagas, Wren; W cai es'and 12 kegs butter; order. [Ttie 'p'.s. Jaiatoa arrived from the South yesterday witb'thefoUowlng passengers :—Hon.' JMr rKusaeU, Measra Knight," G. G. Plead, Dnncan, rillver, Atkinson (mallagent), Istnster,- Norman, Donovan, Hankey, Allen, Honnor. France, Stark, Thompson,. Tobaccarae, Pratt Wemyss, and Mosdames Goodman, Hope, Simpson, I Korr and child, Raymond, ana- 9 steerage. .-•--•-.-■•-•• '■'• -''•■•-•■-'•"

The s,s. Taiaroa left for the! South yesterday, with' the following passengersr-Mesdamoa Riohdale, Byre and three children, Colebrootr, Misses Maud Hunter, May King, Collins, Mr and Mrs Lunacy, Major Wilson, Meaars Htckton, Ford, Laishler, 'Kneebone. J. C. Sharland, D. Hean, Bagnall, Honshton (2), Gordon, A. Wade, Q. Donne, Sweeney, Masters Sepcomtw (2). --

Mail Notice.

Mails will close as Undkb.— This day. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5 p.m. Thursday, 21st instant. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 8.80 a.m. For Waiwera, To Kapa, Craigieburn, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Glsborne, Napier, Southern ports, and Aus-1 tralian Coloniea, per Albion, at 10 a.m. For newspapers at 9 a.m. Lata letters tall For' New" Plymouth, Wanganul, and Wel lington, per Oretl, at 11 a.m. For Waitara, &a, per Lalla Rookh, at 11 a.m. For Mangawai, per Flngal, at3p.m. For Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and OpoUki, per Wellington, at 4 p.m.

• Friday, 22nd instant. .-, :. For Chatham Islands, per Island Lily, at 11

For Waitara, per Samson, at 8 a.m. ForWalhekeand Coromandel, perCoromandel, ForW'hangar'el Heads, Parua, Waipn, Whan gsrel, Tangihua, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at4p.m.

For Australian Colonies per Australia,' immedi ately aftervher arrival from Honolulu S. B. 8X33, Chief Postmaster. Chief Postofflce. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainment's, Etc.

July 20, 1881. theatre Royal—Carden Dramatic Company, "Never to Late to Mend," 8 p.m. . Star Hotel-Nawtpn Ratepayers, 7.30 p.m. : Howlck Ratepayers, Ho wick Public Library, 7p.m. ■ , ~.,.,; ,;; District' Hall-Polling for Ponsonby Highway Worki'ng'Men's Clnb—Supper and Ball, 8 p.m

Birth.

DALTON.—On July 15th, at Grey-street, the wife of F. Dalton of a daughter. MATTHKWS.-On 19th July, at North Shore, tte wife of S\ W. Matthews of a son.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1881.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance,' v For th« future io the distance, ■ • And the good that we can do.

: The members of the House of Represeuta ■ tivea yesterday were treated to a double surprise. The prognostications in the lobbies ia the morning about the effect of Mr Sheehan'a motion for the restoration ; of provincialism, were not fulfilled. = The motion ended in a fizzle. It evaporated '.before the bare declaration of the Premier that the Government would treat it as a ■ WantoE-eonfidence motion. From tha tone of the debate that ensued, it must have become 'apparent1 to Mr Shcehan that his motion ! would divide the Opposition party—men ilike Messrs Montgomery and. i !]Sut 'cbisoiv.: ; declaring . their . intention : to vote against it, while the Govern ment call upon their supporters would rally all"those wavere'rs who, though dis satisfied: ;.with the Local ■ Government pro posals of the Cabinet, yet. agree with them ion the general lines of, their policy and administration. But the Government had barely time to Rejoice over their victoiy ■<->■■**•■ 6»>«tj f .tW*u lidti been counted upon as an ally in an-emergency. The Middle Party, to which Mr Ormond be longs, is. ;a. very indefinite quantity. Mr jWalrefield.'oria of it's leader*, his recently shewn symptoms of complete desertion, and it is impossible to say how many more of the members .who have given utterance to sentiments: kindred, to those held by: the Member-for Clive would; consent to a jmotio'n'which could only be' carried by the jwjeighi .of,',the Opposition .Vote.- Mr Or jm'ond'« own following, left to itself/would jcut a sorry figure in the " ayes ".lobby, and 'taking a general review of their policy in |the uouse, the Middle' Party appears to be :more-ii£''sympathy with the Government han with the members on the Opposition ;!>;Bnche3iiMore unlikely combinationshave, 'however, come about, and upon a motion affirmMg dissatisfaction with, the Local 'Government proposals of the Ministry, the Opposition can only vote oneway.- Our special reporter l at. Wellington i already intimates -that jthe Opposition• will go' iqto/the lobby,with Mr Ormond, and he picks'" but the" names' of the members who, :it is believed, will cast their votes againßt the Ministry. There are, of course, many ,"sells " in (political prophecy, and it seems rather too soon to count noses upon a motion that will oust the Cabinet; but if [the Opposition do vote\ en bloc, and Mr Ormond can carry half-a-dozen votes with ihim from the other side, the'position ef the .Government:will:be untenable, and solution and early appeal to the constituen cies on'the'question of Local Government is! 'the"great political event of the; immediate futnre.

j On the fourth pace of to.day's issue will be found a letter advocating f'Eariy Closing;" also an amusing extract, "Spoop endyke Consalts his Better Half." Both appeared in a : portion of. our eirly edition of last evening.-' : ■:. ■;-;;i | ' \'} ut3 .•;:) ■' -

i Mrs McGarry, desires to return: thanks to the many kind friends who have interested themselves on her behalf.!

, j The fender of J&|Byrne,for the erection of abasement, and retaining walls, in Albert street, wasaccepted to-day, at the office of jw. I. Hammond A.R.1.8.A., 11 and 12, South British Chambers. ! At,th.e next meeting or the Epsom' Mutual Improvement Society,-to. be held on the eveningof. the 29th inst, Mr Alexander: RoT)b'' trill read a paper on" Oar Licensing Lawo," a subject to which Mr Kojbb has givenlmnch; attention. '• The paper' is anticipated with; imuca interest by total abstainers. ~, ~..,, ~. ,„ .... ,„„.,,,

| jA,, four-oared rowing match j has been arranged.between employes in Mr Atkins printing office and. ; the Evening Star office. The contest, which is exciting tome interest) "will probably eventuate .about three weeks hence.-. Atkia's crew is the favourite.at4to, 1. ,{,,-,,. ,j ;; lavA ' Mr John Lynch, landlord of the King's Arms.denies that there was any quarrelling at" or near his hotel on Saturday., He aays it is his endeavour to keep the house as quiet 'and 'respectable, as possible;'and he challenges, any of the neighbours to provethat it has been otherwise since he became the landlord. He would only be too-glad if the police would visit the neigh bourhood at any time they choose. ;

I The. Orient steamer Potosi, having on boarcl^ several Auckland passengers, arrived in Lc^don on the 24th June,,.only 33 days from Adelaide. This is the smartest; pas s^ejdn'reeorfl./.- *;; i..'!''v,: ; ;!;\'- ':' J.".".l'-..■''■"'.■' j We have been shewn by Mr Paton, for inerly of the <Bay: oi Islands, a number of ' handsome -kauri giim ornaments' -of his own make._ He has succeeded in setting coral,. sh^ll|, seayreed, and; ferns, i^airansparent bed of solid gum, 'and the effect achieved is very beautiful. Sets of brooches, ear rings, and other ornaments are thus manu factured. We are sure that Mr Paton has only to bring his fanciful wares under the notice1 of the public/in'order to ensure a large demand. , ;;o

■ There was a good attendance oi members atetlfo'. weekly 1 meetingJof Itne iPbhsonby Mutual Improvement Society held last evening. The gentlemen who had been proposed as members at the last meeting were then unanimously elected, arid the new ones, Messrs Lusher and Hazard-, were nominated. Messrs Furbey, Warnock, Hewletts, Hall.Burrow, Lusher, and Hough then took part in " Impromptu." Speaking pnthefollowing subjects, viz., (1) The best method to acquire \ useful knowledge and information ; (2) Public speaking and (3) Industry! For next Tuesday essays will be read on ''Authors,of .ffction,of \the present Century." " " **„&'.,'**"* '

Three constables arrived from the Wcl-1 Hngton depfit.this morning, by the Arawata en route for the Thames, where they will-to1 stationed for the present. . "' "^P

An extra6rdinary meeting of shares holders in the Southern Cross Gold-min ing Company was held at Mr Stoddart's office to-day. Mr Kissling presided. The business consisted in confirming the action of the directors in reforming the company.

Four sailors were brought to the station to-day, having been arrested by Constable Sampson, for being absent without leave, from the ship Dunkeld. The men on being locked upjcommenced to kick and make the most hideous and discordant noises. They will be charged before Mr Barstow in the morning.

Business has been brisk on the Stock Exchange to day. A large number of shares in the Old Whau have changed hands to day. Yesterday there were buyers at 10s, and to-day large parcels have been quitted at from 11s to 13s. .

At the St. Andrews schoolroom to morrow evening, Mr J. Blackman will re peat (by special request) hi 3 lecture en titled, " Recollections of Charles Kingsley.' It is to be hoped that such an audience will assemble as the merits of the lecture and the pains spent in its production war rant.

A meeting of the creditors of G. H, S. Hansen was to have been held to-day, but inasmuch as a quorum was not obtained, the Registrar of the Supreme Court "ap pointed Mr Thos. Macffarlane to act as trustee in the estate. The assets are stated at £5, and the liabilities at £283 18s 7d.

11 It is Never too Late too Mend " was performed at the Theatre last night to a good house, and with a success fully ecnial to that of previous representations. The performance will be repeated to-night. Playgoers should not deny themselves the pleasure ol witnessing it. ~ i...-i

Eeturn of sick treated at the Provincial District Hospital for the week. ending Saturday, July 16th, 1881: Remained last return, 99; admitted since, 17; discharged, 15; remaining, 101: males, 82; females, 19. Arrangement of cases: Zymotic," 22; constitutional, 11; local, 41; develop; mental, 17; violent, 10. Thanks are returned to Miss L. Smith for a number of illustrated papers, and to Dr. Goldsbro for old linen from Mra Kinder. , .. , . , ~

The mortar work around the Insurance Buildings is giving way, and yesterday afternoon seveial of the ornamental parts fell down, and in one instance,Mr Jones just missed a crushing lump which, had it struck him on the head, would certainly have disfigured his hat. Immediate atten tion was called to the mishap, and steps will be taken to prevent any further acci dent. ; ' '■ '

At the Onehunga Congregational Church a very interesting service of song was given on Sunday last, by the children of the Sunday School, interspersed by addresses to the young from several local gentlemen., There was a good attendance, and all were, evidently pleased with the service. This is a step in the right direction, and we trust the efforts of Mr Dando the superintendent, and others to revive and_ resusitate this drooping cause, will, result in success. It is intended to have two public services on Sunday in future, morning and evening. The people should shew their appreciations of the efforts of lay-brethren to supply this vacant pulpit by a good attendance.-. ~,:'

Mr Herbert H. Smith gave a moat sue cesful entertainment to a full house 'at the Otahuhu Publfc Hall on Monday evening, comprising a panorama yiew; of the world, all of which gave great satisfaction, if we go by the hearty exclamation which each picture received, and especially the .views of the Rotomahana Lakes, which showed the pink and white terraces of the boiling cauldron. Mr Smith brought his enter, tainment to a close with a number of views of the Zulu War, death and burial of the Prince, Imperial. At intervals during the evening a number of comic views were, shown for the benefit of the ypuoger portion :of the audience, who seemed pleased with them. Mr . Smith accompanied the views with' a very interesting and descriptive lecture. • : ': r:

The monthly inspection of the several com panies of Auckland volunteers "was held last evening in the Drill-shed under Major Withers., The Victoria and Hobson com panies were largely represented; but the Scottish present, only numbered 8, and the attendariceof Ho 3Compahy was exceedingly poor. The Scottish have fallen off lately both officers and men.showing much apathy in the volunteer movement. At the close of the inspection, the battalion was drawn into a square and Sergeant McLeod was called to the front, when Major Derrom, in in few- well-chosen words, presented Ser jeant McLeod with Little's handsome silver i» P rf»Ki/»i_«M. rMoived J y <j J|je. SitcTparade the Companies marched out; headed by the splendid Hobson Band,under Bandmaster Sheehin,. playing merrily jalong Queen-street, to the intense pleasure pf a number of y»ung citizens inspired with a love of martial music.

■The Orient Company's; ' steamship Cuzco takes to London the first < direct regular shipment of meat from Sydney. The shipment is placed in the refriger ating department will comprise some 150 tons of genuine Australian beef and mut ton. The freezing chamber on board the .Cuzco is sixty-eight feet Ion? by forty -six. feet broad and six feet high, and will hold: 160 tons of meat when full.. The process is the Bell-Coleman, and the working of the necessary engines will consume three tons coal per day. The air is cooled -by the sudden expansion of the compressed air, which reduces the. temperature to 70dcg below zero, and the air thus cooled is con ducted by pipes to the centre of! the re frigerating. chamber, the warm air.bpng returned to the machine by pipes on Itlie sides of the vessel. The meat is first frozen at Orange, theu conveyed in [close' trucks by rail'to Sydney, and'placed onboard with all despatch. The, Chzco leaves fpr Sydney for Plymouth via Melbourne and Adelaide on Jnly 20. ■•'.' ■• • '■■• -;' '---l

i The members of the Sir';Honry Havelock Lodge, New Zealand1 Order of Good Tem plars, celebrated their second anniversary last evening in the AleXandra-stre6t school room. An excellent tea- was provided at half-past six o'clock^ to' which about 140 sat down.- The room wasjricely.d.ecorated f or-the. soire>, by the committee. ■, The ladies who rendered essential service at the tables T?ere, Mcsdames Cottingbam, Jones, Lye, Mackrell, .andPatterson. Some dis appointment was -expressed.at the absence or Mr G'oldie, who'was expected to take the chair. Mr Wilcock, therefore, \»as unanimously, voted to fill that position. The ''secretary, Mr Patterson, then read the annual roport, remarkable for its brevity, ami which simply stated that this was the second, anniversary of the new order; that the Havelock Lodg<» !was' inaugurated on on the 19th July, 1879; tbat. it has , lost four members by death ; that the' library consisted of 450 volumes; and that 113 members were at present on the roll. Mr IWilcock, having made a few remarks on the progress and attainments of.the Lodge,. proceeded with the programme, which was as follows:—Glee, Now Zealand Anthem,., by, £ the company; original prologue, the "Havelock March," piano solo,' Miss Goodacre; song, " Kocked in the Cradle of the Deep," Mr Marson; ."Liquid Gem,") Mrs Bettany ; Hamlet's soliloquy^ *.' To Be or Not to Be," Mr > George War-; burton, jan,; " Flowers of the Forest," Mr G;;,'.Carter ; song,, ;' Mike Murphy,!!.and, "Jeremiah", (encored), Mr Mackrell; "Give to Me Those Early Flowers," Miss- Marson; song, Miss E. Anderson ; recita tion,. "The Progress of Madness". (Monk Lewis),'Mr iDevonport'; ''Silver Bells of Memory," Miss Wilson; - "The Black smith's Son," Mr Goodison ; original poem, "The Havelock Lodge," written end recited by-Mr Wilcock; " Tell's Address- to Freedom," Mr Patterson ; "The Midship mite," by Mr Thomas(encored). This pro mising young. singer gave in. response, "The Sexton"; song, "Remember or Forget," Miss Anderson ; > duet, •'• The Gipsy Countess," Mrs Bettany and Mr Goodison (ably rendered); "Do They Misa Me At Home,', with concertina accompani ment,f a pretty rendering, by Mr Sehefield. At the close the audience clamored for Mr, Mackrell, who repeated a Yorkshire legend, •' Thei Cuckoo-Clock." : The whole con cluded with "Praise God from whom all blessings Flow,"><led by Mr Peace sen. Altogoflie'r, the .entertainment,;.was satis factory and'cheerful "- '-.

CLOSE OF PARIHAKA MEET ING.

(BY TEiiKGKAPH; •—OWN COBRBSPONDENT.)

: %l\*'':> ;;>; v i>UNGAEEHU,;thi3 %&£}£ THE Porihaka meeting is just finishing ■\vith: a" grand haka. The birds were dis tributed to-day. Tohu spoke again.to.the same eficcfc, on Sunday, after the iaka. of youths, who are to carry on the agitation. They were all marked on the forehead by theleader. The natives disperse to-morrow.

It is understood that the Kight Hon. W. Ei-Baxter, member.for Montrose, ■will snci; ceed Mr1 Grant DuffasjUnder-Seeretary >for-the c010nie5.,,,.,- 7 ,. r -,i „„ ~..,,_ „ ,

An action between the Earl of Yeralum andothersandEarlCowper.involving a point of considerable importance to all subscribers to'public buildings, has ended by the defen dant submitting to pay the claim with coats. As the Attorney-General was engaged for Limit is practically equivalent to a. legal decision that a person who promises in writing a subscription to a building fund can he compelled to pay if the work is con. tracted for, and that it is no defence that he disapproves some or all oE the work done unless it is contrary to Eome conditionprer scribed when, the subscription was promised. The defendant (Earl Cowper) had promised £500 towards the restoration of St Albans Cathedral by the faculty committee in 1877, without any conditions. He had paid none of it until the committee had not only done the work, to which he did. not object, but had also restored the original high roof, in ' regard to which a controversy had occurred, when the defendant had taken an active part against the faculty committee. _ Lord Cowper then refused to pay any of his sub scription on that ground, and so pleaded in his defence to the action. The result is that on the eye of trial the defence has been abandoned under the highest legal_ : advice, andafter trying to induce the plaintiffs to consent to ah arbicration,which they refused to do."

The "dramatic entertainment, consisting of "Kobin Hood" and two sketohes, by Mrs Clayton's pupils,.which gave so muoh satisfac tion, will ha repeated on Friday evening next at half-past seven, in the Parnell Schoolroom. Proceeds in aid of the Sunday-school library.

THE NEW FERRY BOATS.

TriE committee ■ appointed to decide on the merits of the respective) designs for two new boats for the. Auckland and Devonport ferry service, have chosen ono whioh proves to be owned by Mr O. Bailey. That gentleman is awarded £20 for the design, of which the follow ing i3 a brief description. Tne company require two boats, the dimensions of one being 100 feet in length by' 18 feet beam,' and the other 110 feet long by 17 feet beam. They arc something after tho American style, very fine forward, rathor flat amidships, and stiff in the bilge, the latter arrangement tending to Btiffenithorn intißeaway. They will Bteor both fore and aft, and the wheel is so placed ao to bo no hindrance to the accom modation of passengers. Both steamers are to be tho same in every particular, excepting in the matter of size. They are to be diagonally built—two diagonals and one fore-and-aft skin, tho whole copper fastened throughout. As regards internal arrangements, tho main saloon will bo 30 feet by 18 feet, and th« fore cabin 27ft bylSfoet.thQlatterboimjallgoldtiannelled, and provided with '.easy chairs with backs. The cabins will also have a-double entrance, as in the case in largor steamers. The foro-cabih is an improvement on those belonging to the boats now runn'ng, having much greater accommoda tion in many respaots, and being sunk in tho deck about 2 feet. The wUdows are on tho sliding principle. Thehurrloane dook forms a promenade, Bij feet by 18 feet; ;The vessels are to be 'driven by direct acting diagonal engines of high: proasure. Tha speed attained will be about II knots, the trip.from Auckland to Davenport being -therefore aocompllßhed in six 'minutes. •-.:-;; '■■'■' •'.•■ :c-;i:-:.. ' .Vrfil-'-i!!

SMOCKING MURDER AND SUICIDE IN MELBOURNE.

A SHQCKINCT case of. .murder •occurred at Cttbitt-Btteot, Richmond, near, Melbourne, the victim being a womau named Catherine Bullock, aged about Jls years, who was ■ bmtally killed .'by. her. husband; James Bullock. • [ The; circumsj;ances under which' the deed was committed, says the " Age," can never be.known): as'the :murder was ; perpetrated without any, body 'witnessing it; The niurdorori who-was a painter and glazier by trade, had lived for the past few ■ weeks with Mrs Ensor)|iu Uubitt-street, \ North Richmond, 'been separated from'his wife. ' HeMiad-'been! out' of work for some time,:~ ,and;deßpondeut *on account of "his "."ill fortune. .His jwife visited him occasionally at his 'lodgings, but Mrs Eusor did not know the Relations which existed between them. Op the night in question .Mrs ■ Jinsor, with her brother, went" to. .a!temperance, meeting, and informed their lodger (Bullock) that she would return at about 11 o'clock, and .told him if he went to bed before.their arrival to leave the back door open.: He promised 'to stay-up for her* as the time'would not be ■late. Nothiug waa;6een i:of. him 'again'till !1O p.m.;, whehiho.visite'di the Village Belle ;Hotel, situated in the same street,'and jpurchased some beer. An hour afterwards Mrs ;Ensor returned and found the back; gate left open. . On. entering ttie house, and passing the door ot the room which Bulloqk occupied, Bhe found the candle just' going.. out, and noticed him kneeling at his bedside. Thinking, that he was .engagea1 in. 'his devotions', she passed in,' and waited, a little"while for him to cbme'ihto the parlour.' As he .did, riot 1 SfiH^otwervecT Bullock' in the attitude ol prayer. • 'She; then touched1 him1 Jon the shoulder, and, receiving no reply, shook him, .when she found ho- was dead. Mrs Ensor thenlobserred by the dying flicker of the candle a worn an lying in the bed Bul lock was kneeling at, with her throat cut in a most horrible'manner. .The sight neaily bade the old lady faint, and she called loudly to her brother, who was in an ac'S joining room. He; then came in,/.hncD found the deceased kneeling with *w pruning knife elapsed in bi3 right hand, reeking with blood, and his left closed in the agony of death. . Near by he found a knife also covered with blood. The man Was quite dcod, though still warm, but the woman, was stiiF and cold. , Mr Hnsor pext ran over to: the Village1 'Belle Hotel/ and requested the landlord to communicate with the police; and.Constable Doherty, who.was on duty, near..by.,came to.the, tlxkhii. He found there'the'bodies in' tbje] position already stated., The man's was cut 'arid the' windpipe* severed, and there were also three ugly stabs in the throat/ which (he had ', evidently inflicted with the pruning-knife, finding the table knife too blunt to effect his object. The woman's throat was- cut from car to ear, and presented, the appearance of flaring been slashed in-; a' 'ruthless; manner.' ;vfle'r .body was covered with blood, and the bed clothes were,.also, fltained. -Her, head was bandageS Jiip, with a piece of white calico, and on removing it Constable "Doherty found/that ;the/unfprtunate woman's head \vas battered in a frightful manner. On looking, on the.flopifhe found a small.hanv. merj which'was. bespattered; with blood; and was evidently' used by the murderer in hittingrthe woman, prior to cutting her throat. The following incoherent statement •was found in the robnr, written in pencil on a paper bag by deceased ;—;, rThis is. what comes of reading prayers over you. at the police station three times iv the forced hear ing of, ypur ,husband then in the lock-up without ehdngefrom your words.1 The same occurred when.l was"ih;the hospital, and, the same in your house with your nephew1' and your daughter's intended husband.—J. Bullock—with hisl»Ht breath on earth. From' what I can learn-from her this d*rk-dyed' villain is clerk in, the'office of the station." jWhat the deceased trieant by his statement it is hard to say. He was, however, once in the lock-up at Richmond, and also in the ! hospital;,, ;On^beiDg searched ia pawnticket bearing the date ot Wednesday, for,, a.suit of clothes', for; 7s, was found on his 'person, and 5s 3d in silver. On theJTOniahlslJ was found. The most 'singular part of the affair is that no one heard'any'quarrel, and the only theory that can'be adduced is that in some sudden lit he struck his wife with the hammer, which-: had' the effect: of stunning her. Finding;, that the was, wounded, he evidently placed her' on the bed 'and tried to h6al ;iher' woUrids by bandaging' them,' but observing, thatuhis. efforts -were ; of sno avail, and that she, appeared to be dyinp, cut her throat, and'then committed suicide. The sight of the murderer, and his victim in the room was a'ghastly;one. On the flot-r where deceased'was kneeling was a pool of b100d... Bullock is a man about 60:.years of age, and his 'wife about.4s. or 50 years oioji He has been, married to her a few year?, but separated for some unknown reasorj. Latterly he has been' eccentric in his manner, and manifested a'" jealous disposition.. She had gro\vn-np children, with whom Bullock was constantly quar-. rolling. The deceased woman was seen to go to Mrs Ensor,s house at 7p.m. and the; fact that.Bullock called ' at, the' Village! Belle Hotel at 10-p.m. for ■',beer shows that the; offence' was committed ■ between' the latter.hpiir and lp.m; : '.i. Little is known j>ij! the,ma,n's : !pre'vioußihistbry,.but it:is.stat'edi that he had a: violent temper,' which-he would 'show in the; 'most'Unthistakeable manner" whan;.;occasion, 'offered;,^'.^TJbe". daughter, of the; unfortunate' woman went' yesterday 'tosee the body of her mother, and identified it,.. ~ . ~

Amongst the .uassengers who" left' by.'.ihe' Soratft (s) yesterdaylßaystheMelbburho," Afije'l were Captain Thomas Logan and Captain Jones,, both of the Union Steamship Company of- New Zealand. Cjptain' Logan has long been well known hero and in New Zealand as commander of the Hero (s.), and he has been sent-home by the Union Company to bring out the Mnnipori, a new:" steanmbip of 2000 tons, "which .is intented to surpass any vessel yet engaged in the Intercolonial trade. She is being built by Messrs Denny arid Co., of Dumbarton, and her linea will be almost similar to thOEO of the Kotomahana. Her. accommodation will bo plannod differently,; however, for the saloon is to be forward ana the steerage aft.! The Union Company are also having two other steamers built, the Mahinapua and the Omapero, and Captain Jones ia to bring,oat the former of these two. She is to be built of steal, and ia intendedtchlefly for the West Coast Trade. -,Xhe Manippij i is, expected >,to,> arrive, here iini fNovember.,iHext,^.iThe, Mahinapua wilt «ot to, eWiZealandidkeofc t.r,w.y.:ui,: .wcats^ji irJ^u m.q a iii

HEAVY CALE ON THE COAST.

A STEAMER ASHORE.

WELLINGTON, this day. A tblkokAm has been received thatjjfche steamer Wakatu is ashore at Patea,' She is expected to be got off this morning.

THE PENGUIN IN#A GALE.

The Penguin which arrived from Napier this morning, after a passage of 39 hours, met with very heavy weather. One of the boats was carried off the stocks and stove in, renderiag it useless, and damage was done to the skylight and part of the woodwork. The severity of the gale interferes with shipping business, and departures of all small steamers is postponed. The Mohaka, which left Blenheim at midnight on Monday, has not yet arrived. It is thought that she has taken shelter in Port, Underwood. ■ :' ; /-. "

WRECK AT WELLINGTON HEADS.

The Crew Saved.

[Br Telegraph.-Press association.]

• '.' WELLINGTON, this'day. . The top-sail schooner Maggie Paterson ran ashore at the Heads, near the lighthouse, this morning. The pilot was unable to cross to her, owing to the heavy sea that was running, but a signal has been hoisted from the scene of the disaster that the crew are saved. She is 81 tons register, arid believed to be owned by J. Anderson and two others, of Dunedin. It is not known from what port she came, but it is thought from the South, with breadstuffa. She is insured in the National for £1200, of whicb, £450 is re-insured in the New Zea land. A strong southerly gale is blowing.

Later.

The Maggie Patterson m from Greymputh to Duhedin with coal, and is owned by Messrs Keith, Ramsay and Co., of Dunedin, and the captain. It is thought that the veSselis not likely to be much damaged.

( CHRISTCHURCH, this day." The -south-west-gale 'is' subsiding,'but heavy rain still continues. ..,,. ..;;,. ~: ; ?

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Be brief lor it is wita, words as with Bun beams be more they, are •ondensed the deepe they burn."—Southkv.

Why is a rosebud like a promissory note ? Because:it matures by falling dew; , jmU

.:. What .an .irascible Father 'says.—As;the: twig is bent the boy is inclined to shoot out at the door.

."What's in'Ja dreso?" asks'a''popular writer. Sometimes a good .deal, and some times precious little.

Wrinkles disfigure, a. woman less than ill nature.— Dupuy. . (r , ;v ----Woman is 'an idor that man worships,' until he throws it down. ...... ; . ( Women love" always; when the earth slipa from them they take rcfugo in Heaven. , 'At a ball- in Hamilton a couple, dancing slipped and-fell, the gentleman breaking his ■leg.) ,|..-., ~ ;■'■' ''■■;:.;.?..;;; " :il <i\<y :i:.-' i! .r.^ i 'i Sportsman beat Bide-a-wee easily-yester day in a two mile race at I'apakiiru over eight flights of hurdles:';, Messrs -Walters, junr., and £>. White were the. judges. The number of: free selections of land in ,New South Wales -remainin? good at the ■closo of lsst year was 104,709, covering : U,G73i679 acres; ;., ■,\ ,\fi

The committee q£ the Horticultural Society met .yesterday to arrange, the ißcßedules'fdr the November show.

The X.M.S. Zealandia has been! fitted at 'Sydney with anew propeller, made of. Man' gariese' bronze, which .from, its strength and lightness gives her half-a-knot increased speed. ; i ' - '•' X • I The will of the late Eev. Joseph .Water-'' house, avictiin'of the Tararua disaster, has been sworn under £877 19s lid. ... , ; .. ,;i.-' , Iv the new Licensing Bill in New South Wales the fees for licenses are :—Publicans, clas3 1, £75; class 2, £50; class.3, £30; roadside inn; £10i/ ' . t yCJ, '.; l ' j I a Melbourne correrporident says of the hew: Victorian■ ministry :■ ■' "Undoubtedly no Government ever began'life with such apparently slight prospect of living." .. i -The' New Zealand horses, Sir Mpdred and Somnus, have been supported in' Aus tralia • for the V.R.C.^beiby "arid 'Cup Melbourne for all the money obtainable at 1000 to 10, and, the same.coupled with Sir Modred, commenced .at 1000 to 4, and- left ptfat ,3,000 to swanted.'." '"■ " ■ ;

! TheßeVijThoma's Spurgeon, sonof tba famous Baptist preacherj arrived in the Arawata yeßterda,y to fill the Rev. A.- W. ; Webb's during . th^t gentleman's absence in Adelaide. • :; .• .:,■!;,,:

j There has been several serious tramway accidents in the narrow and crowded'streets bfr,Sydney. ; / "V." ; !''/..;'"i '■■'■'' ii-S/i! '"-. I 'A number of larrikins in Victoria-street knocked down a feeble old man 70 years of age. It is hoped if caught they will get the '"cat." [ New Zealand Bank shares arc quoted in Sydney, at23J to 241.. T ■/ i; AI "O j 'The Laycock testimonial fund is cxpectei toreach(.J?sop.:,,,,- ~y ~, vr/)Ti')n.Oß j A person wem'toi the station to-day in search of har husband, who, she affirmed, was a captain in the Navy, and was stowed away in one of the offices. Presently she commenced to waltz on the stairs, near Mr Pardy's door, thinking that her well-known step dance' would have an attractive fttg fluence iri" r bringing him; forth:' ijhfoi; tunatelyj' however, the'; captain1 was not within reach of'the sounds of his .partner's feet. . "".?.' .'._'.' ■ — ■■"'...

: A in&n, in a dilapidated ;condition, with a bi^ck" eye and diafagared face, was finod for. drunkenness this morning, and on leaving jbhe Gonrtwaa accosted by^fellW-raffcrer, |whp. said, ' J W^hV, '■ Jack,' my boy, • : what brpug)i|i:'ypu;.to. this V . '?.Eamj" < was-the Jaeonic and convincing reply. "Jack, you area ' rum un,'" said Constable"Megilp, in his native dialect, ' F"n ■ ? (-•< .•,,..■•;; lAn exchange,says that the coming girl is to.be more generally^.pretty' then, the kind we have heretofore had. "

j ,Mr iFanthanij'of Cambridge',- Isr bringing down his famous cows, Moss Kose, and Red Duchess, tor:&lr''Morrin'a shorthorn I The Sustentation Committee of the ■Presbyterian Church; of'New-'South Wales have again paid an equal dividend, to their miniaturs at the' rate Of r£3oo per' annum, exclusive of the uso 6f manses where these area-provided, i;-. i Some i ministers Breceive' bonuses from ...their Ministers in addi tion. jf ,-.j t v», tf ,;....■;:;!,- ■►■.■:.•..'•.-,!.!, . nil ban 'siftlftfui ;_Ete"rr .'Augaat .Wilhelmj, • the-, great violinist, ■ has; created quite" a furore ; among inusical'-pcople in Sydney.1 Oh the night of his first concert Wiltielmj was serenaded by the Gorman UleeClub; : ■' ■ '- '■' •'■T-1

! MrJ. L. Hall is- starring at the Opera House,. Sydney,, and Mrl J. B.- Steele i:is doing sensation at the Queen's Theatre. ! The l? l 6Qolb3'Of. frozen.English fish, landed in Sydneyi by'tHe Cuzqp,"'realis.ed the, enormous sum of. £3000.7 Salmpn fetched 5s 6d per lb; turbot^ 2y6dpeir'lb j soles, 3s 2dperlb; andcod/.ls7d,per lb, wholesaled ■ '■' '-'■■'-■■-''' --'■■'■ -:;;:'-'

MINING NEWS.

with good payable* stufl. The reef Is 15 inches wideandlooks well.' I ezpeot spsolmeni at any moment. In No. 2 reef there la nothing; doing at present. In Mo. 3 reef I have driven 48 feet, with fair prospects for the whole distance. On the opposite tide ot the gully I have driven 28 feet, and expect to ont the reef in a few days. The ground js pretty stiff,—J. Pabkbb. ' Success.—Am still driving ahead, but with little success this last week, owing to the reef being more - broken than usual. "Some good looking stono has been seen, but more ot the metal. The reef is over one Inch in size. \ The main' teef out right through it. carrying gold, which shews there is something good ahead. I Intend to drive ahead a few feet further and there start the rise, as there is more ventilation required. "The distance driven tot thd fort night is about 12 feet. In r- o. 2 reef there la nothing; to;Jcepbrt-upBTKB Reid. « i 7 -

I Professor,Fiaaerwill deliver,a discourse to-morrow eveninp;, in the Temperance Hull, on the great social problem. " Our Young Felk?, and wbat to do with thorn.": The leoKarei will be followed by blindfold head examinations, an ex periment which- has not been tried before at any of the ProfeeßOt's Auckland leotures.

t Cheap teoN>■BEDSTBABS.^A-laige lotijusfc openecT rip atr the City Ball Arcade. Also, some very handsome Black and. Gold Frame Pier Glanaes of quite a new design; some having Shelves for ornamentß to rest on; Chetronier Backs, ."Gilt Frame Glasses. iToifetiXJlasses, Child's Folding Carriage, .Rookiog and High Chair Combined—a; very ingenious contrivance. Fresh shipment of Auatrian Bent Wood Furni ture now on view—a great numbers of patterns. This stylo of furniture so .well adapted for this climate, is fast growing in favonr, as it is suit able for either.dining or drawing-room. Just landed'a'shipment of American Chairs and Perambulators. A large stock of General Household Furniture to select from, and Bed ding of all sizes Kept ready for delivery, New comora should' especially visit the CitJ- Hall Arcade, as well asjßeßidents and those about to marry. Five percent, discount is allowed for cash payments if paid at time of purchase. Goods delivered free to any part of.the town. Note the address—City Hall Furnishing Arcade,: Queen-street,' Auckland—Garliok and'Orahwell, propMetdrK-ADTO:--': «mXI oTZoTfuw .u;i i

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CABLEGRAMS.

LRedtkrs telegrams.]

COMMERCIAL. LONDON, July IS,

Consols, lOlf. , New Zealand seaurities remain firm at last quotations. Adelaide and New Zea land breadstuff's are without quotable change. Accounts to hand from the Kantish hop grounds give less favourable reports of the state of the season's crops. The English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank declared a dividend of 4 per cent, for the past half year, and carries forward £4000 to the reserve fund.

DEAN STANLEY ILL.

The Very Rev. A, P. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, is alarmingly ill, and his physicians give no hopes of his recovery. SEVERE TORNADO IN UNITED

STATES,

NEW YORK, July 18,

A very severe tornado passed over the greater part of the State of Minnesota to day...: Immense destruction has been caused to property, and heavy financial loss has re> suited. <•' ; ' ,

IRISH LASD COMMISSION.

LONDON, July 18,

In.the House of Commons to-day Mr Gladstone announced that the Irish Laud Commission had been appointed, and would consist of the following members : Lord O'Hagan (Lord Chancellor of Ireland), Mr E. F. Litton (member for Tyrone) and Mr Vergon, LandAAgentt t London.

DEAN STANLEY DEAD.

July 19,

Dean Stanley died to-day, aged 66. • ■ Very general surprise is expressed at the names of the members of the Irish Land Commission. The, appointments are, con sidered "weak, and will be strongly opposed by the Irish members in the House of Commons.': ■ ' . /, , I. • -> r' LONDON, July 12. v A grand review oE the military forces has been held in presence of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor. The review- was a brilliant success. ~.'"■">,'"

1 'Lord Hatherley, better ...known as 'the Right Hon. W. P. Wook, F.R.S.-, is dead.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT INT A

no ,-.,.; D ,,ei . CHURQH: •.';,;. A shocking accident is reported to have' occurred in a Catholic church, iv : Mexico, on - Sunday. While the congrega tion were assembled at divine service, the roof of the sacred edifice suddenly fell.in, and killed 50 people. A large number of others were seriously in jured,- :: •■■ > ■ ■ ■■■ ' ■'!- -;';'" "

INSURRECTION AT MECCA,

An insurrection' is repotted to have "oc curred at Mecca.' An encounter took place between the Turkish soldiers' and 'the'in surgents., in which the latter were, sup cesaful.., .The, loss .on the.' part of tjie. Imperial troops was 250 killed.: ' i ...",,,,,..".,

JKWS LEAVING RUSSIA.

There is a large exodus of Jews from the Southern districts - of- .Russia, in conse quence of the hostile and threatening aspect Pf the Christian population.., The destina tion of the out-going families i« America.

AUSTRALIAN.

SMALL-POX IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY. July 19

No fresh cases of small-pox have occurred iv this city since the 15th inst., and all the patients in quarantiue ate, progressing favourably towards recovery. The author ities^ however, have in :'no wise relaxed their vigilance, and are waking every effort to prevent the spread of infection and to 'stamp out the decease. ■- ■■•■

THE SUEZ MAIL.

! ~,,,,.,.,,,., .."(ALB.ANY, July 19, | ' The P. arid O. Company's!steamship Maliva, with the English mails, dated ■London, June 17 ; arrived at King George's this morning, from-.Galle. ~; ,\ |

;' MELBOURNE, July 20. , (Sailed yesterday, afternoon: Union Com. pany's steamship, Kotomahana, for Bluff. ' wV.^Vi!!v4ii{ !il .j SYpNKY, July 20.

BANK DiyiDEND,

I -The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney has declared a dividend for.the past half-year at the rate .ot 25. per cent, per annum; £10,000 is added' to the. reserve fund, and. £10,837 .is carried, to the next fiooourit. -: .: / ,'J'M H.'l lii•X J£ O M

A HANDSOME DONATION.

j Mr P. B. Walker,I'Assistant Sripefinton. dent of Telegraph/has made!a donation of assist poor students at the.University—one half of the' amount to be reserved for female students, i a i -fa ,a tjtt

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before - Messrs Cosgravc' and Isaacs, Jus . !«!.:-,• the' Peace. j'.> '''.\?'. ll'J:.ti---&

i&ECNKKNNESS. fined. •■-^---■'i-. .:J..v;'••:-. V':lJ:tiM. <J

Larcbnyi>4 Qharleri * Jennings,, ..was charged "with' the- larceny of'a'coatf value-' £1 ss, on the 18th. instant, - the property of George Humphreys. '.,>^— Prisoner :■ pleaded guilty.—Mr"Fardy' asked that sentence might be deferred, until to-morrow, as Beverai articles of clothing had been missed from the Governor : Browne-.Btbtel, sap-' posed to-have been stolen by prisoner.— Kemauded until Friday'next..' .;:; SL&jj iff I Indecent Assatot.'—'James Culbert; was charged with unlawfully and indecently Assaulting' Laura •■'Robertson; on the 24th April last-,, Mr';Pardy said the prisoner was*;inthe tJWestern Park birthe day' in* question, near the spot where several little girls/were"'playing together; the prisoner* took the girl.; Robertson :awa.yv nmonc; the; trees, and attempted to commit an indecent assault and was arrested at Coromandel by constable Kelly. He manded until Saturday for the appearance of'Witnesses^,,'" /.', '"'. :.' ''.'.,, '*•!{ De DUVIAL.—Harry ,WhitakerDiival,(oß'" warrant) remanded from Wellington, was charged^-'nifder" thet; Vagrant' Act;'with attemptinglto'iinposa.'upon Thomas Ellison, of Auckland! with'a view.to obtain money, :on, the'^ud* July.,—Mr Pardy.;saidv the prisoner birteaTlngMount Eden (3aol,caHed.. upon Mr Ellison, Mr Fenton.and bthers,eri-' deavouring to- obtain-money by means of false. cheques.—Prisoner '''asked.;: that he might be remanded until the 28th instant, ■ for.,the..appearance-of^a gentie nian • whoie' evidence > would vbe' in his favour. He . had also to , complain of the barbarous treatment to which he hud been subjected in-thepolicevcell,:Having to lie on:theJboarda:tHrough th 6 nightf: He asked for a "blanket to cover him from the '■old. Something was brought to him—a mere apology for a blanket—and which he wished should be brought into Court, as il |was a disgraceto the country."' Th'e'Bencn said^He would'have the privilege of lodging at Mount, Eden to-night. .'* Finally, the Bench', '"on the application! of Mr Pardy, remanded the case until the 28th mat.:' _ ! No|k, and EfKS.-John t Parker was. charged with;aasaultiDg..Richartl.Tillstbne on the.lSth^fnstahtj^by^ttackingibiß.organ of sound," i.e.i puJlins; his ear';' and Richard Tillstono was charged with bruising the mte of Johu Purker,, with, thu ostensible object of-injuring, his senaeof smell.—Mr Laishley appeared for' Tillstone'and Mr;Tholrne for) Parter."—Mr. Laishley. explained .fhe/matr ter." Tillsto'ne was a .boarder in. Parker's house,' and the disturbance arose, in conse-. 4«ence of Tillstone grumbling to MVa Parker about the food; but it apparently ended in chart;, presently Patker came inland asked Tillatone what he iaeaut by, insulting his wife, and with the toord made the attack upon his nose. .Hi."wa3 instructed that there was no'insult offered.to Mrs Parkeir»; not sufficient at any rate, to wairaut an attack in cald blood ten hours after.■ - Mr Thome asked that the two' cases might be taken together, but to^this; objected.—From the evidence it appa'ared. that the quarrel arose out of a lodger's com- ■ plaint atbeihg served with stale' bread;^' TJbie",Co^rt '^dhered : ',"to,-! the '■'. old ; "! maxim,' ■ ".isixbfi.one^tc,?! &c., iiapd'.dismissed' theu caie, each party paying hi 3 owa co^ts.: c'Mr- Thome asked, that .the; '6ontr,a, pharge bo withdrawn,- "iMriliaishleyisaid[if it was wi-hdrawn- he- should certainly apply -for costs." ; [lit was finally .determined, to near the cross-case. IMriThorhe called^John Parker,, who deposed that he,was prdprietor of Parkers'-'lbdgiDg:;h'6useV'Grey-street; bis lodgers were fond of music. He found.his ■wife ill in bed.on. that .evening;, he .asked her what was'the matter •'she''infbrmed him that, ( she,had.bsen insulted by Till stone; as''a~ husband'arid^a 1 father, he asked,,defendant what he meant Till stone* immediately jumped, at him,.' and caught him by the ear, arid made use of violent*language. The Other-evidence was the same. The Court dismissed the case with costsr •Mr Thorne could not understand why a distinction should be made, and costs 'allowed in one case not in the other. The Court said the latter case should not have been brought. Costs £2 lla. , liuif ACT-—A woman named Maryßrown, who has frequently been convicted of drunkenness, was sent to the Lunatic Asyluni;;6n! the' medical authority 'ot'Drs jGoldjDro1,and.Haine5.,.,,,"..'.',',,■«..', l2uqr»S 1 Tijauo i j,;_.{ nwal w, v an

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FEOM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.) ♦'

WELLINGTON, this.day. COLLAPSE OF MRSHEEHAN'S RESO LUTION.

It was fully expected that the great feature of yesterday's sitting would have,been a fiery debate on Mr Sheehan's Abolition Repeal Bill. It was talked of in the lobbies all day, and it was generally, understood that the Government, accepting^, as a no confidence motion, would nip it .in the bud without further ado, or accept defeat with a good grace, but like every other burning question of the session it collapsed. For some Teason or other Mr Sheehan withdrew his bill, and hung it in terroreni over the heads of the Government. He threatened to bring it down again if Sir George Grey s bill was not carried.

MOTION OF WANT OF CONFIDENCE

BY MR ORMOND.

It was little expected'then that a few hours later Mr Ormond would bring on a still more direct no-confidence motion. Mr Ormond, in moving it, made rather >n ineffective speech, and evidently felt sure lie had a substantial following at his back, and it ■was' expected the Premier would have replied ; and there is some feeling at the Government putting up a Junior Minister to answer the mover of a "No Confidence" motion especially as moved by a man of Mr Ormond's standing. The Grey party I am told, will vote with Mr Ormond to a man. The debate after Johnstone's speech was flat. The H.ouse was very thin and sleey, and little interest was manifested in the dry speeches of the second rate members.' ■'"; " . ■.;:'.- ~.; ;.

LAND GRANTS FOE RAILWAY I■■ " CONSTRUCTION. 'I:

There seems to be every probability of the proposals of the Government in regard to the construction of railways by private companies being adopted by the House. It will be remembered that a., few- days ago I ..telegraphed what those proposals were, viz.,-25 to 30 per cent, of -thecost to be given in land in alternate block?, and any works which might ;be taken over. It was thought at one time that as Otago insisted on the Government undertaking their pet scheme—the construction of the Central Railway—that there would be some difficulty in the matter/ but since 'the. depu tation of .Otago {members tcHthe Govern ment, on Thursday last, in respect to that line (a report of which I telegraphed at the time), the Otago members seem to have fallen in with the views of the Government, and obstacles appear now to be removed in that quarter, \ Wellington is; pfj course only too glad to accept the position, it being well understood here that there is no money to complete the Wellfngton-Foxton line, and little inclination on the part of the Go vernment .to, do the work, . s even .;thoflglj ' fnncTs were available, The people are glad to make the best of a bad bargain, and , jump At what it is uuderstood the Govern ment offer. The-Wellington members, may, therefore, be expected to vote with the Government. The same remarks may be applied to; Canterbury, ;and, | Canterbury members, who consider it the only way to get the construction ; of;j the: - much?cheriahed West Coast "rail way. This will doubtless bring about the support of the Westland members too. It" is "quite possible that Nelson and Hawke's Bay will go in for the Government scheme, and altogether there seems •tojbe; a*. gODd.'prospect'of-ItMng carried this session unless it is shielded by the consideration of questions of-more burning import." . ~~ ... , > ..,

THE -AFFIRMATION BILL EE

•; hiJECTED. ■■ i'A;, j ;-Ls

The Upper House have consigned Sit George Grey's affirmation in lieu of Oaths Bill to the .waste paper bagket., ,"' ( ,lt was evidently too'libciral for their views,■>-

PENSIONS BILL,

A draft of Mr Shrimski's Pension Bill hasb^cn prepare^, "vlt is a< short; measure containing only nine, clauses.! 31 It provides; that from and after, the passing, jof rthe^jAct, no pension, auperannuiitioii, or other annual allowance phallbe granted or paid to, any, person retiring from' the public' service of New Zealand,, execpt-undor—its- provisions ; I that no pension or allowance shall be paid without r the,/knowtedge;,of■'•]the .'General !Assembly; .that no pension or. allowance shall foe. paid, unless and, until the, .proposal. shall' have been notified to the Assembly jij Parliament "assembled ; that a report .on the proposed pension or allowance shall be placed before_the..,General—Assembly, and that no action shall be taken to grant such pension .or.,allowance.until; tjl? effdjofr.the •session on. which such report, js. presented^j ■ thatthe'- Ifn.'w'1 way, durjhjj tte,session on, wmen, such, report is,iprejsefitea,:rorbid4Ue. igriihtiug 6i 'pity'such pension.or allowancejjv ;thiat person^ injreceipt of 'pensions, f e-eni er-.' ■tnJK.tneipublic'servi^e, shall receive a.salary less'the- amoutit'ofv their peflsion,''a)i'd ; that" from the date 'or thi} passing'of the' Act no'l person who to any pension, superannuation, or retiring allow- • an.cc;. pay^bjet ofltpfj colonial Isevenue,)sha]l be eligible,<;o,sit;m the General,. Assembly, .of Ne^r,^aland. '. 'Clause'nine repeals every la>v,riow: in, force iii the "colony having/ reference to, the granting of jpensionß,.super?. Aiiua'tion allOyanc es^ 'or retiring; allowancej.j

Legislative Council.

ja k A a;! ou A ,TT^-r;i o a >Uay z; *-. i rf _ ~...-,. „,,....,. ~,.,^H . JVloiiday-,,-, i "^-f=-; ■^coto rKEADiNGs.-.,;,v:,,,,1;;.;. .■ '; The Volnnteer's, Lunatics, aM Fisheries Bills'we're' read'a'second time without.de bate. ._.;--*... THE AFFIRMATION BILL. I The Aißrmations in Lieu of Oaths Exten sion Bill was throwniput on thevmotionJof •Dr Pollen, by 14 votes against 12. <^ I For the BfflV-Baiilie; Brett;]^ Pi'Backley, Dißnaß^rElraser,"Lahmanff,~Mttftifip*Fe"a-;' cock, Heynolds/i Scotland,-Whitaker, and iWilson,- ■ Against: Chamberlain, Grace, Bart, Holmes, G. Johnson,' Mantel], Menzles,, jMilier, Nurse, Peters; !Polleh, Kobiason, [Williamson, and Wood. \-

the banks;;.and. : bankers Acr. ! The Banks and Bankers Actl was recom mitted, and an amendment carried by 13 to p, " That any person defacing a bank-note should.not.be able, to pass, it.j'<f j ■sj y. rj y, i tTh'e^tfo lunciljO3eatsrp.m v ".* ; ,;J '" "'''if

House of Representative.

i;<.U'.,l7.i---*■;■-'• • i Tuesday^. l The. ; Hpu«tmet;;!it 2.30, v *'

■ J&Bttv;::.jfl!®lOB:S OF MOTION. i -.Mt-BBEVjss,,gave, notice that^ho/^pnld move" That it jrqeiiirablethat resident magistrates and wardens-on goldfields be re'iriovedSevfiry three .years.; also, thatfatt expdrt^uty-be imposed ottWriolP 1-32"-1' 31'^ JMr gave'notice to mpye, ''That jn^-view •'i6fl'"lthe' npleatifui i'biip^ljr^SHa cheapnesßef m"6ney, it is advisable that the railway '%fcrksyiotiid be pushed bn'^'ith'ont dela

s ;•• 'CftVOLjITANA'QEMENTS, <::;:'

j Replying to-Mr-TuENBULL,-Mr-piCK" said that iliu Government had' riot yetl con sidered the report sent,.in by the Inspector of Prisons, and were' iibt yet prepared to gay ,wh&t would be d6ne regarding its recbm' mctidation to abolish . the schools in the different r prisons; (o weigh prisoners' periodically, "la order to test Whether'they are losing or gainmg~flesh; to alter the 'prWerif dietary, scale ao as to che"ck;a"ny proJ J penaityion the.part of :prisonera ; .to increase; iv weight; the appointment of a medical board,, to decide, upon a dietary scale, and tteV/gdplerß ;bb, permitted, to puniah pris oners witlioii'tithe consent o£ the Justices^-::;-;/.;! ■]-;:.■:;:: i TWHOA tt. s* i.Y. !,•{■'; ?W: .BILLS. ; The following Bills were introduced and read a first time:—The ■ Maori Com mittee Empowering (Mr Tomoana}, Land Act-, 1877(.jAmaadmeut, the East :Coast Land District (Mr Eolleston), the Har-; bours Act 1878 Amendment No. 2 (Ur BtH SHEEHAN'S MOTION. 1 -'MrSaEEHAN, before nioying the' intrbdutf-' tion of a Bill torepeatthe abolition of the Prg vinpes Act, 1875,: aafeed thejGoyernmen 11 jo state what courae'they intended pursuing in the matter. — -

i ! Mr Hall said that the motion #as" one! - which raised a 'vital question of policy;' and it.wasdesirable-that as little • business'aB1 i possible fehduld'.be gone; on with-until it Was brought to an iasne'. J T , . •, I .Messrs, Shkehan' an <f Macanbbew; dp > mOTre9'" rt6''th'e\l(S,bypmineßtI;'a'ccepttng'itlie! v i motion as a vote of waut of confidence. The f Government was not ,Tesponsil)leT for the labqlition^ayingjbeen.canied., ! ..,, / . ~,-^.,j. Y . j j Mr BK6w,N ! ' r .nio«ted/ .t'.Tuatiiit' be"post i^oned till that day six months." ■ I -MtiGISBORNE said that Government had ■ Bills on> the gaper v that" would ' raise" the wh6le"quesfion"of" local government, and it was not necessary^to push it oa on this issue. This wassimplyan attempt to draw a red harring-dverithe--tracks He con tended that ihjs;Bill;Bhould not be: taken out of the ordinary cobrße. . : .-'".',!.■, ].jr ,/ ; Mr,SHEEHAit: said then, in that case he' would askilek^e 'to introduce.' • ,•• " . Mt HALt'said'it waa arranged to tike', the debate thatevening, and the attempt to retreat from tiie position in the' jway prb.' p>sea:wa3m'ostimfair. • lie mo'vediheid-" , J jparnmentjji tJielHoweVo forma. "

Mr Sheeiian said that the proposal of Sir George Grey re local govemmtM t, Waaquii as radical as his proposal, and he challeug.d the Government to accept that as a vote of want of confidence,* Keferring to the men. tiou made about an arrangement, he said he had only answered to the Premier for him. self when he assented to take the debate that evening. He and his friends had no desire to see the business interrupted, and furthermore he desired to see an exhaus tive debate on the subject. He would therefore, withdraw the motion tor leave to introduce the Bill. If Sir George Grey's Bill did not achieve the purpose aimed at, then most assuredly he would take steps to have the House divided on the point. "' :-:' il-r-:---^"a Mt Montgomery would have preferred that the debate had gone on, and the''ques tion, been settled at once. It was ;not; :a mo tiou put forward by the .Opposition as a party one. He would vote against.it, and he knew of others of the party who were pre pared to follow the same course.' ~ Mr. Moss blamedthe Government for the position; it i had taken up in the circum stances. The Government had invited them to assist in bringing down some good scheme for local government, and he regretted the course the Government had pursued on that invitation having been responded to. Mr Shephard blamed the Government for not treating the matter as a mere sport ing motion, 7and not one clothed with all the significance, of a party question; ,'lts trrie character in that respect had been disclosed at once by'the'mover, ; and he ventured, to say that had it gone to a division he believed the Government would'have found a largo majority of the Opposition going into the same lobby with them.. >■ ■ ■■' nW Mr Hutcjhisok said so far as he under stood, the object was to divide the House, so as to ascertain who remained provincialista, and; who were still. staunch to abolition; He wished to give, no uncertain sound-on the point. He, considered the motion. ;vf as, a great mistake) ' He' stigmatised provincial ism in Wellington as a most vicious system, and he. objected ,to r any return to it in any form 'whatever^ either/ as a modified system or otherwise. Whether it were regarded as a vote of confidence or not, he tor one would not hesitate tp vote against the Bill. , Mr MACArtDKEWdbjected toaty.questfon of provincialism .beingdisousged in the pre sent aspect of the question ; and on his suggestion, the mblibrf for adjournment w.aß>withdrawn,-;and the'ibupiness . pa*.-the order paper proceeded with.

LICENSINS"'BIIiI,,

3AttSr^'sonie dissent' frdm'Mr ''LTJNbbk, whottook exception to tfa'd Bill,'-{a^teipodt qt ( no provision Vteingynade, fott jCPrnpensa ting publicans .froni, ,whom, the licenses might be1 'withdrawn un&er' thfe' operations of the Act, and opposition by other mem bere, this Bill was read a third-time and pasis'edi-1' /. Sl'<! *■' <■'i'"- T I •• —~ -~..-.1 waa "so ptffttio.'woEKs^ii.L. m On t^e motion of Mr^HALlfe |^*#iSibiio Works Bill a second time? "V^iji CKff\VN AND ifATIVJS LANDS TtATINO BILL. Mr SUTTON-'reviewed the debate on the second reading of the 'Crown :and-:Nativl Lands Rating Billi He traversed the whole financial proposals of the'Gdvernmerit; .and spoke in ifavpui of .the. proplerty.tax asjt stood,: expreßsing regret'at thtf'announ'ce merit that ifrwas to bereduced.

Mr-SAiitfpsßS resumed/the debateiatJlw. evening sitting:l: .:'■■ ■''.-■■■ '■■•■'■';■ "'■■ Jr.wtoil _ Mr Ormond said his remarks would.fok low some what in the course of the. jireyiouSf speaker. The Government had incited them ' to debate the whole of their proposals. - -He would confine his^remarks to, local govern^ men'fand iocalfiriarices.' "He sketched tfie progress of events which had led up ta_the present debate on local {.government;! an? blamed the Government for not having brought down the'whole of its propogeclßill on the question. Ho also regretted thoy had not the. Public Works. Statement ( befora them;1' The question of railway' refdfm"waa jone largely mixed np with the questjon of, ! local~governnifen't, ind-'thW people'would \ have railway reform. The Premier invited i themito.discuss .this alternative! .proposed >tjyj [Sir George Grey. Be fafgue'd.< that the Go ■vernrnont 'ought'to iead'the-JHoßfie^^nfa, iquestion of that kind, and,.lie:foi? .one"^^ Snot going to be led aw'ayybya side issue of 'that kind. He was obliged to say that he iwaa,unable;tosee anything satisfactory-ju jche Government proposals. '..Thejepropoaala, iwould only'strengthen' and stereotype jne 'present unsatisfactory state, of matters,-and iheVdidflot'wish. td.aop that dorjc't Hejhadp Itherefore, decided that! it^waßijbis dutjttefl.. ■'mpye^'asan amendment to'the.'Gpverhmieit, 'proposals.'lt wpuld.be to the .effect, "(Th'iilfc the proposals of the government on the question; of local Government and financei jwere lunsatiafactoryj" He knew very/w'ellj .what a motion of that kind-meant. :.HeJ 'was taking this "course j with '\ 4heassent bf a-VJnuioiber of gentienien,. ..wh6,':'iiklß£ .'hipiseif. ±ad.^.desired ZtdrisuDnorLi tha_ Government* rbjit ; iwfip nrW.ere...unableato* kccepf these,proposals. ~,;,P.f.! CQiarae, ithey knew that as. this was.a moribund Parlia ment, the (carrying of amotion oi the kind (Would not affect tneposition'Ofthe Govern^ pent until' they;:had appealed.jto ;tlie:jCp^g»] Iry^" [tHerefore.;the iusual responsibilitysof such a motion would not r dpvplve upon him. HS3 A could* not,;in justicei ftd,'himself, ,ta& £ any, other ■.course than^the ..one •■ propose&v Much as he regretted having 'to^oppose ihisa former,colleagues, and friends, .he felt it his duty to do this, as'theirproposalß were, he belieyedi - fraught with.. disaster, to. the colony.- /. .They had been.: in session a long iitne now,!!and'.yet; several of tfie most idit pprtant Government riot "jet befdrethem.; "They" had notlyetjiad;tho.j Redistril»ution:;pf:;^eats;Bil].. -."That was a. measure which.ought to. have been brought' doEwn" at ;tbeMrery '.opening/of the session.l. "They, should have been engaged iebilsideriii'g' faieasurgasdf'thafc' kind/iiis'tead 6F merely 11 filling up time as .'tlTEy'llad been doing. Irhe rear',ca*use ":o£\ |his.^tateu fif 'things was that 'tnes''GfoVemmen't ■'Could not narti«'jui|>rits> smirid 'as' to ;#haf f!¥iaF Wanted to, be done. ; last: ,yeysi6nV"and-4t;h'ad-';beeh'' ft ?veii' ( [te'o^ jwg§!Js'd|fttiy.M^few^s°''X.!i%ft^fjß«wit system of local government, tho co-exiatence^ of the.Koad Boards and -County; CoOucilß 4va« a wrong, system.' "'lftliey'hada'prbper eystqm^ y^finance, •which would enable the Koad Boards to. dcvelope into shires, then. theyjifouldjjbe able jenc[ugb.Hko perform^ll ttfc necessary'function's without th^ctmitk^ Conncils g&ftlk: jlfihe'ißould no^ct ySffimfT views carried, he, would rather j)e inclined* 10 |e;ojf urther,. and meet the^views adyanoqd r byj fitliersj * t than; |cpntinu.e l r; tliings:M, they.;} wereCakJEhe:Treasurer had given them*list of measureß!which<ifr i:would^be''impoßsible to place jn the ( halMircf, the local .bodies, Heiad'gp^e ov/3r ihfem,- and tie differed, from the Treasurer, -believing '"that^many' of there could be locally administered.' Then again,- '•'■yrb.m^ V it:','. vr as complained'l.'litat the. dplng,'away] with provjncialii3m,,'liad swept away an important means for redress, the Treasurer told.' them that the House was the House was the place for the re dress o£ griev-ancie. wha't;w^re';.:th:e facte of the easel They had' certain.^coin m'Rteesf.'aud what'was morex.ciiMr^plJtfi'aiti,,, fqr these committees to report pn petilions < that they had no recommecdsition to make; ■>' they, showed'that this-was not a suitable tribunal for the redress of-grievances.- He believed that '-(he people 'looked? back .wjiihl* regret'to'l'th'e'aayVwhen-'tr/ey^c6uld.::stitt'tet their grievances to the ; local body, and if not obtain redress from them.lat least through them,-; f; Then,they hud been told that tho Waste Lands- Administration was to be re modelled.,, and Its administration centred in ~ V^ejl^gtqn^ r JT)iat was* Kind of decentraii-.a saiion which he could not understand. ; Whatever; i.'became of the Government prop'o'sals':he hoped the House .would not consent, to allow the; Waste Lands Ad-" ministration* to '' 'come 'to •'• \y'ellington.-"'" It was one .of,,'the,,functions' : which, * ahove.all, should'devolve on local bodies. He ridiculed the idea. "of , ; Koad Boards: absorbing i the -counties, i 'Re garding the Bill befofe ' the House, ifa principle was, r that all lands should berated?' In the case*of native lands, that would, toa great extent, amount simply to confiscation^ Id "the. Bill, as in all others, there: was 0 centralising tendency. The valuation was '■ to be made by an official from Wellington. Then, as regarded the Road.Construction ; Bili,.tne teirasupon which the money wagf to be lent were/extremely TmfaV,ourable.-If' it became law, the Board .would be at once rushed. They had been told that the scheme 1 was capable of expansion to any extent. Her would like to have some information on that point,l as he thought it wa's'most incomplete,!, in its present state./ . He criticised- the pro visions.of the. Bill, to show that one clauise;! was iDCinsijtent with the other. !i s re^Sfded';,' the cpnstitutipn'jOf .the Bgard, they',had^i no ri finality.'',.. JThen again, the-, proposal tQ devote £150,(X)0 extending over three 'year*'' fpr.iHhe^pnrpdse* bf Opehin^- CrOwn 'laids; Was to charge the making of these roads'on' tyie land.'r That'simply meant stopping the .rprogicss of- settlement in thef North-Island at-.all dv^rits/ 'Then', agaspi*> ho^was ■Ahef land to'■ lie' dealt»mfhW Nolhing'v7hkte.veT!was *aid about how they., were to be treated in ibis respects AltoKv gether it appeared to-him that these pro. posals were no proposals at all. They did riot propose tq give local government, but were of highly centralising tendency. The finance was equally unsatisfactory.^' Tho colony could not afford to pass such a scheme of finance. It was1 for these reasons he moved that the proposals of the Govern ment in respect to local government and finance are unsatisfactory.; '~,"',";»! 1 Mr Johnson said the,reasohs jgij^tij^eMi out of'accord witli the mpjigi'wjeßftr-/ contended! vthat'<ihe-last; speaker had rn&< 1 MumA

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY. JULY 20,



KAIPABA SHIPPING. DAiuJAVilxa, this day. Arrived, at Mangawhare, s.s. Orotf, with cattle from Waltara. At Aratapu.—Mary K!ng, AarOD, arrived. Loaded—Bannockbnrn. 'AT Kopuru.—Thomas and. Henry, arrived. Loaded, Magellan Cloud.. . At thb Heads.-Loaded, Orphens and Tele graph. A three-masted schooner la coming in. *j»~ TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. ■ i BOSSELL, this day. Arrived: Arawata, s.b., for Auckland. Whangabei, this. day. Arrived: Argyle, s 8., from Auckland. Tacranga, this day. , Arrived :WollinKton, 5.8., from Auckland. Nbw Plymouth, this day. Arrived: Taiaroa, b.b., from Onehunga. Lxttelton, this day. Sailed: Hawes, b.b., for Wellington. • ■ ■ Special Advertisements. - ~ • -■ T\ISSOLUTION. OF ; PART- | NKBSHIE*. a/:; ijijq Dissolution of Partnership and the retirement of Messrs Jacob, Joseph : ana Co., of Wellington, from the Whole- . h! sale Drapery Business; has enabled BBto • puronafle a large portion of their Stock at - j prices far.less than the Goods could be imported for. . ■ > :;:',';i,' .GARLICK & CRANWELL, , . .';,; City Hall Arcade, i > We shall Bell this lot of Goods' at from 25 to 30 centless than ordinary prices, as we have not room to conveniently store ' them, being snob, a large addition to our . I ordinary stook. ■;.,'■'. bn . ,:u :-i ■Vi; (J : I GARLICS & CRANWELL. , gO t U r Gfly A jgA.RGAIN. .012 'wiLl/BE SOLD A BARGAINV ° ' AT LOWERPRIOES THAN THB USUAL' " ',ll"!-. ;j ' | 1~ Dress Goodb -:' . Hosiery Cdbtains ■' ■■■■■■■■ ■■■■'■■ Clothing Bbd Quilts Boys' suits ~ "^^TftiLKT'Covaita Youths' Suits; i ,/Tablb Covebs ..■.-,• ,-, ; Damasbßj-.t r t jjxpa u ja ££- ■ • jg^_ * • & 0 ; ~; ?■ Under our Co-operative Cash Sya torn we .':'-.' always sell cheap, but this lot of : ' G oodswill be cleared at prices CHEAPER THAN CHEAP. ..A,' splendid, opportunity' for thoEe about 'r~^" .-to start housekeeping, j^.T"; " ; - :-j ■■ ; /NARLICK & "riRANWBLi;,;: %'.u<utßA!BEßa.' CIiOTHIBRS. .iAND-.i;. ; : -—- HOIJBE F.URNISHKR3 " }|"'»i "\ '^~,A f OISTC HAtL ARqibß. .■",„:-,-'' Xlj~ [ !'n r -. 'i^UaEN-STREKT,. AUCKLAND.- : i !t^^.^^ T; V:;E.;';N ; ; ;5(;, w i..,,v.y-u,,E -if; -C/Leaking Out Sale. , : PIJIOR TO RbMOVAL TO MORIt EXTKNsfvK AMD , . .. Commodious Pbbmisis. ~;■; ,-l! \ ! u ii iv T>iA TT R A!-Y-;- ■»• buß yyi*,'.:':-ty "■■ ■■'■ ■-■ -:-iih la now offering his.'Customers and tha Public j , ENGRMOyS , REDUCTIONS.,,.: ai thronghout every Depaitnient. This SALE,, -which will be for CASH onlyj -1- cominenoed on "the lßt July, and wlllTja^ 3 ■ continued daring this Month. j • Ju:Specimleh:of Cash Sale Prioes i—. " t .,'. . ':20 dozen Superior Military Dress Shirts, f reduced from 10a 6.1 to 7s Gd "■ 115 dozen Oxford thirta, with collars, cash Bale i 1. pneo.&ill(L..;: \ '.•■■■■:•..:<•-> b!il inEfii3oJ3iort»J i 150 Boys'. and-Men's Waterproof -Coats,- sale : " prices, from 7s 6d 250 Turkish Fur Caps, sale price. 2a lid 1A lot of little Boys' Hats reduced to:half-price I _ FOX THE liADIKS. , ~ , ~. ... ; Pym Brothers'Resls Irish Poplins, very'dressy Bale price, to lid *■ Sl Bilk Warp Serges, reduced from 3a 6d to Is lid : French Cashmeres at 33 9d per yard, reduced to i Is Hid Wool Operettas, sale prices, from Is Swiss Embroidery,.sale prices,;3}d ht '•"• ■ JReal Indian Embroidery, sale prices, 2Jd iiattleSjWaiTTefß; reduced from 5s to 2s 6dt "<"■ •• ;' Combination Suits, reduced from 13s 6d to 10s 6d ;Princess Robe Night Dresses, reduceifrom^3a i x -6dtoloa'6d-'- ' ' Ladies' Chemises, reduced from to lid.to 2a lid ! HOSIERY. HOSIERY. HOSIERY., J. and R. Morley's Beat Hosiery at Cloartog-out ! PCices,, , T .... . ~,., Children's Sox at 6d per pair Ladiea' Hose, from lljd per pah; -.\i. i ,'iib'hif M ! Josephine Kid Gloves, Is 6d per pair ™. —- BOR FRESH IB ARGAINS I -ZT- EVERY DAY. z~~ 1 :■!}-:■ jo's ■.■\:\i-yj-.-;,\ -. a <: ■iA.'iiiri j ji.i. JS-Jl ~ THE GREAT SUCCESS W. RATTHAY'S1 I CLEARING-OUT CASH SALE him to offer theJPablio of Auckland FURTHER BARGAINS 1 In Every Department. I MIHINEEY MILLINERY. The entire Stock of Millinery o a Wholesale Warehouse has-been bought at a heavy dis count.! Hata forlLadieß. Hats for Children 61 all ages are now being offered at muohless than wholesale prices. iWholesßle Price of Ladies', and Children's Hata atls. - :i.;/,:; CishSale'Price,6d. iWnoleaale Price of Ladies" and Children's Hate ; at la 6d, Cash Sale Price, 9d. .Wholesale Price of Ladies' and Children's Hats I J2-i3ft#?a.'J • 'VI /•-•.Cash' Sale Pribe, is.U " ; j And other Lines in proportion. iLadies' Best Linen Ooiiarai'reauceii saie pnoe id jLadiee" Linen Cufis, reduced sale prica ii Ribbon Velvets! 18 yards for Is 3d : i.:-i<f& > to- THE EABIHS.'1 ""* ■ The Bargains during the last fortnlotht have been fully taken advantage of, and at W. Rattbat's Cash Sale you can now have- Coloured Dress Silk, slightly spotted, reduoed from 6a 6d to2a lid: Do., Do., reduced from 5b to Is lid; Coloured Dress Silk, somewhat soiled, reduoed from 7sl d to 2s lid; Fanoy Drees Material, reducedf rom 2s 9d to la6Jd; 1 Coloured Cashmere's 'fonly a few'dress'lengths left), re dacedfromßs6dtolsllid,, ~■■■;" :; --.'?,' Ladies Fashionable Ulsters, reduced from Is 7 I 6dtol2s _ Ladles' Stylish Mantles, reduoed from 19s Bd to i 12s6d Ladies' Coloured • Russell - Cord. Costumes, xc ; • <"*dnoedfrom 42sto 19s6a """ Ladies' Felt Travelling Costumes, reduced from ! 45a to 20a Ladies' Felt Batswing Skirts, reduced from 7a Cd ! to 6s 6d Children'sDregsea):4.,- tujZ.^ oi' 1 ■-•' >'<■:'■■'■'■'' Children's Dresses I SaTe Prloe' * Underclothing at less than cost price. I GIiOTKS. GLOVES. GLOVES. ! Ladies' Jersey Gloves, sale price Is 7d; Two bntton Kid.Glovoa, evening shadoß, at 2s 9i: Ladies' Fleeoy-lined Kid Gloves, greatly re duced; Ladies' Fleeoy-lined Gloves, sale price from'ls 3d1 per pair; Josephine Kid Gloves at Is Cd—a few pairs still on hand. '■■ HOSIEEY.'' •' HOSIERY.1 '"HOSIERY. • J. and R. Morley's Full-fashioned.Cashmere Hose, from Is fld'per pair. ,-j<.-is, :<-' •■'- ,1 - i-- I BOY8J AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING. ~, ' Aoompleteclearance '<'• will1 be effected. 'Slzbs to fit Boys' of all ages. Little Boys' Salts, well made, at 20s, oash price 12s 6d; Tweeds for BOys, Some good daWc shades, reduced to 2s lid; Men's Tweed Trousers and "Vests, best quality, re duced to 20s; Geelong Tweed Trousers and vesta, sale price 21s; Cheap.Coats, good style: Black Paget Coats, reduced from iOs to 27s 6d • Gentlemen's Best Linen Collars, all shapes, reduced to 9d. In Ties, JSoarfs, and ovary description of Man's' Mercery, great reductions have been effected. " The - ■ 7\X7" RATTRAriadetermined I Wholb . j,yv . uponeffaotinganEntihk Stook to be-{ Olearanoej, 'so as to open his Clkabbd. I future -premises .-with perfectly WBW GOODS.' ■'•■•• * As this is a purely^CASH SALeT" And the Goods marked at almost Cost Pbiobs, I there will ba no Booking or Discount ! BWayEffi(KißßßJ!ftffl&na t mrw< c, W. £ATTRAY,, r; nMiji '62,' Q V E E N-'S TREK T. j T frft nnmrK /^OUCHES,EaßyOhairsand f^^^X^Ch^ofaades j <" ( ,y,ueen;Bt, a;( tdnfe.'Doot Mate. Bath aiafe.* 1 ,-,.,,. i; , TpELESCCP&^abIes, Oval Tft h'cooks' J-" 'TaWes. KonndTableß, I Tables &c T ttr n "VftiAM'^iP iliT-enfmneyCfiasMß'and JronflßiEat. V3T Mahogany Toilet Glasses i.^fffl^^^.-oirjgreatvariety. m-A vya! v xr-n rnnint T KUN BEDBTICADS-Half I »nTIT ■*• TBater. French. Stump, 67, Queen-st. an aFoiaing, Iron Chair Bed steads and Iron Cots. 'j.'. UO:.:-.in,iJi,TcJornlcesandPpliahed T.ftH..COOKS, XX .Cornice Poles, Venetian ■, 87,; Qneen-st:' -Blinds,-- and Patent" Spring 1 ,-„,„, Roller 81ind5.,,, ; , ..,,.■-, i : ' -IITARDROBES, Drawers, T.&H.COOKE, W Washstands, ToUet i ■ 67,Queenst. ■ .Ware, in single and double 1': '-"' "''Mfa- "-•"" . ~-'',:.:: J * H *l T*w IBERAL DKCOUNTfto' *p *-w pnmnr JU Cash Purchasers. All 67 QnefflSst^i 5P°5? tieUyeredraKEln town 07,V4n.ean^t (i A Gataloguesforwarded'biiap * lication.



Special Advertisements. T7- A M O /I O A L. DEPOT: NEXT PUBLIC BATHS. OFFICE: No. 5, South Bbitish Insurance Company. KAMO COAL la Delivered from Depot ENTIRELY FREE FROM SLACK, ojr AND 13 GtTABANTEED SUPERIOR TO NEWCASTLE FOR HOUSEHOLD PURPO3B3. ■ :mr £1 Free Gifts I-The Proprietors ol Woub's Aromatic Sobibdam Schnapps, to induce the destruction and prevent the im oroper use of their wrappers and labels, and thus further protect the Publio against fraud and deception, have enclosed in the wrappers or under he label on tho quart bottles, since Ist October, 1878, and continue toenoloae in bvbrv day's packing throughout the year T H B B M £1 ORDERS, whioh are drawn upon .the, undersigned, and which will be cashed, by them on presentation. To seoure these Gifts, the Publio mnat be carafu to ask for, and accept nothing but, the Genuine Udolpho Wolfb'b Schnapps, with our name upon the top label, M. Moss & Co Wynyard Lane. Sydney.