SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY. Soulhisrn Grots, s.*., McKay, for Lcmika Josepliino, Bchoonor, Harrison, tor Russoll Uem, schooner, Pearcn. for Tairua BATUhDAV EVKNIiNO. Kato McGregor, achoonor.Ccucn, from Lyttelton YKSTKHDAY. Zealandia, P.M. s.s., Chovalior, from San Francisco Julia Price, echooner, Edwards, from Noumea Defiance, brlKanMnu, McKay, from Dunodin Christina, echoonor, Evanson, from Kussell Holona, brigantlno, Christicnson, for Kaipara

DEPARTURES.

YKBTBUDAY. Zealandia, P.M. s.s., Chovalier, for Sydnoy Adah, kotch, Jouo3, for Thames Ocoan, schooner, Cockfield, tor Russoll

IMPORTS.

Per Kato McGregor, from Lyttelton: 800 eacks wheat, 60 sacks oats.

Per Julia Prico. from Norfolk Island: 02 baga sweet potatoes, 250 bunches bananas, 9 hides.

Per Defiance from Dunoain-300 sacks flour, 59 4 sacks ditto, 100 i-sacks ditto, 224G packages various 133 sacks oats. 111 sacks oatmeal, Ao sacks pollard, 41 sacks bran, C 9 sacks bones.

Per Zenlandia, from San Francisco-557 casos salmon, 5 caaos peas, 15 bales hops, 38 casos rubber uoods, 3 cases chairs, 1 case stationery, 1 trunk 5 cases picturo frames, 2 cases books, ol packages oil cake, 3 cases clothing. 10 cases c-sinits, 30 flasks quicksilver, 10 windmill cast iuas. 12 casos windmill flxturos, 1 box seeds, 10 bales broom corn, 1 case merchandise, 18 sacks wheat 1 box wine. 5 packages papers. 1 pack neo seeds, 5 packages. 5 cases paint, 1 case nuts, 1 drum nuts. For rioleon—loo cases salmon. For Welliugton-20 cases honey. For Port Chalmers—loo cases salmon, 20 bales hops.

Tho barquo Gazollo left Timaru for Kaipara on tho 22nd inst.

Tho eohooner Marmion arrived at Timaru from Kaipara on tho 22nd inst. Tho Union Co.'s Te Anau left Gisborne at 9 a.m. to day, and may thoreforq be looked tor abiut 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Tho schooner Norval left Noumea, for Cheator fleld Shoals after a loud of guano for Hoimrt four days previous to arrival of the Julia i-Tioe § Tho barquo Dunkoia. 1005 tons, Captain Finlayaon, left London for this port on April IJ, and passed Dover on the following day. 'Jhe tonnage loading on the berth at London for India, China, and the Cape of Good Hope, oni April 25, amounted to 13,215 tone, and for Australia and Mew Zealand, to 50,482 tons.

Tho New Zealand Shipping Company mtimato by circular that they will despatch the ship Rakata for this port about May 5. The s s. Southern Cross was announced to Icavo for Levuka at 4 p.m. Tho following passongers had booked :-Mr J. Gladstouo. Mrs E, and child, Henry Mar.ham.X. M. Jones, Captain J. Dawson, and Henry O'Miara. The schooner Kato McGregor arrived in har bour from Lyttolton on Saturday evening. Captain Couch roports loaving Lyctelton in company with tho brigantine anthons on May 22nd. A strong southerly wind was experienced until reaching Cape Pailißer, and from thence to port light westerly winds. The whaler James Arnold left Norfolk Island on a craieo prior to the arrival ot tho Julia Price at that port. The total clearances of vessels at London with cargoes for foreign port*, for tho three months ending March 31, wero 1,369 ships of 780,871 tons, against 1110 ships of 819,333 tons in banv period inISSO showing a falling off in tho present year of 71 vessels and 38.163 tons.

Inwards Coastwisp.—Lake St Clair Omaha ■with 650 po3ts, 2U ton 9 firewood ; Christina from Russell, with 86 tons coal; Gem from Tairua with 22 900 feet timber; Four Sisters from N trurguru with 30 Totara piles; M orcury from Tairua with 21,285 feet timbor, 300» shingles and 19 bags gum, Sovereign of the Seas trom Tryphena with 30 tons n-ewood, 100 rails; Por- Beverance from Waiheike with 300 bushels sand.

Outwards Coastwise.—Lake St. Clair u^ Omaha : Lizzie for Wsngapoua ; Josephine lor Hussell; Gem for Tairua ; Perseverance (or Waiheke; Coralie for Ruasel.

The barque Loongana cleared at tho customs for Hobart to-day in ballast.

Mr Malcolm Niccol has received a telegram from tho master of tho Makarau stating that ho spoke the schooner Caledonia, 28 days out from Vavau, off Katikati yesterday. She will pro baWy be making for this port.

The brUantine Defiance arrived from Danodin yesterday morning. Captian McKay reports as follows—Left lmusdin on the 18th, at 6 a.m.; carried S.W. wlJd to Banks' Peninsula; on the 10th paßsed a topßail schooner: experienced a calm all day to the 20th, at i a.m.; light breezea from the N.W.; light weather, windi from S.w. to fe.K. ; rounded the Kast Cape on the 23rd, at 4 a.m.; sighted a schoonsr bound north; lay becalmed all day; light westerly winds and variaoles to port- passed a brigantine off Mayor Island on the 26th.

The brig Camille left New York for Lyttelton and Auckland on April 1 with the following cargo for this port:- 3,000 oases oil, 139 cases chairs, 53 ousos handles, 65 ensea agricultural implements, 100 caaoa ?ar^aparilla. SGcasea hiird were 1 case axles, 13 cases noils, 6 cases book cases, 25 cases emulsion, 80 cases merchandise, 4 cas;s forges, 2 casos envelopes, 2 cases axle grease, 2 cases shovels, 2 cases scale", 1 case perambulators, 3 C 1863 manufactured tobacco, 2 cases sample 3, 2 cases shade rollers, 1 case [dry goode 1 case circulars, 1 caso wheels, 70 cues axes, 2 cases mattresses. 15G barrels rosin, 50 kegs cas'ngs. 40 casks seed, 6 casks pumps, 67 coils wire, 100 bdles washboards, 4 pkgs ruober, 1 pKg belting, 13 pkga drugs. 122 oare, 1 lumber truck.

The schooner Julia Price arrived from Noumei and Norfolk Island last evening. Captain Edwards reports leaving Rangitoto Reef on April 4th ; on the 7th took a gale from S.W.; on the 9th passed Norfolk Island, blowing very heavy—could not stop; arrived at Noumea on the 14th inst. Discharged cargo, and then loaded for the Isle of Pines; arrived at the Isle ot Pines on tho 29th; left Mo or Pines on May Ist, and had a continuation of S.B. winds, and arrived at Norfolk Island on tho 11th. Left Norfolk Island on the 19th, with Btronu breeues from S.E. making little or no headway. On the 27th hadlight N.W. weather. Sighted the Three Kings on the evening of tho 26th; from thence lignt variable winds Arrived off Rangitoto on Sunday evening, the 29th inst., and came up the harbour about midnight.

ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL STEAMER.

The P.M.8.8. Zealandia arrived in harbour, after a remarkably quick run of 20days 22 hours 30 minutes, at 6.15 p.m. last evening, WO are in debted to Mr R. Macdonald, purser, for late files, etc., and following report :-• On May 8, 3.45 p.m , left P.M.s.s. wharf, San Francisco; discharged pilot at 550 p.m.: stooped off Hono lulu 15th at 8.15 p.m.; landed passenecre and mails and resumed the voyage at midnight: crossad tho equator 20th, 0.30 p.m., long 16a 20 west; passed Tituila Island on 23rd, at 2 p.m.; sighted Great Barrier 29th, at 11.20. a.m. and received Auckland pilot on board at G p.m. 'l'ho weather experienced throughout the passage ban been moderate and Una with the usual trade wind's prevailing. Ott Saturday evening, May 28th, at 7.20. p.m., '■weather oalm and clear, ship being m latitudo 3,ideg. smin. S., longitude ITSfJeg. 2min, X.. 290 mm. N,lf. o£ Auckland, observed a moat bril liant comet, direction from ship's position S. flOtieg. West: latitude of comet lldeg. amm. ; tail ldej,'. 13min. in an N.N. West direction. As tho comet lefisenod its altitude tho tail took a Northerly and U.K. direction, It was eeon for three quarters of an hour. Passengers — Saloon: Madam Gartlan and Friend. Mr and Mrs R. Ptark, Mr Jones; atcer- Mr A T. Porter, Mr and Mrs V. Larkina and 5 children. For Sydnoy :A. T. Ma§aroy, wife and Child, Dr C. Whitticr, wife and child, W. Chapman and wife, W. 8. Tlndall, K. Hobins and wife, G. Appleyard, W. Henderson, W. J. Cniger and 10 steerage. The Zealandia steamed for Sydney at mid night, taking tho following passengers from thia port :-Saloon 1 Misses B. Marks and A. Robertson, Mr 9. Moore. Steerage: Mrs Margaret Keane and 3 children, Messrs James and iS. Quinn.

_TSK BARQUE CLARA. HARGREAVK3. The barque Clara Hargreaves will be the sub ject o£ a law suit in the Viotorian Court next month. It appeara that the suit has arisen through some disagreement between the owners and underwriters The insurance companies offered tha owners a certain sum, which was declined, and they have therefore allowed the matiei to go this far. Mr U. flook. R. H. Stevenson, and Captain Worap will have to attend at the Court sittings an witnesses, and left by the mail steamer last evening. The Clara Hargreaves met with a severe gale on her way from Newcastle to this port with a cargo of coals about twelve months ago, and suffered considerable damage, She was insnredinthe Union Office for £1500. A survey of the vessel was held, Mr Gouk acting on behalf ot the owners, and Capt. H. V. Anderson for the insurance companies. The smveyors, after going carefully over her, were of opinion that the vessel's bottom was in a sound condition, but that her top sides were in a very unsatis factory state. To carry out the repairs which the surveyors recommended would have cost £600 or £700. The owners, however, decided to turn the ve3Sol over to the underwriters, who declined to take her over. Thus the matter has remained. The barque has madb several trips to Kaipara and Dunedin since, and lately waa used in assisting to raise the Taupo. She is a vessel of 388 tons register, built at Boston, U.S., inlBJ6.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whangabbi, this day. Sailed: Arjjyle, as. for Auckland at 9 a.m.

Gisborne, this day, Sailed: Te Anau for Auckland at 9 a..m.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Lalla Rookh, s a, Robinson, from Waitara Hawea, s s., Kennedy, from the South

DEPARTURES.

Oroti, S.S., Campbell, for the South Hawea, 8.8., Kennedy, for the South

IMPORTS.

Per Lalla Rookh, from Waitara: 22 head cattle and 3 boxes butter.

Per Hawea. from Dunedin : 1 parcel, 2 cases. From Lyttelton : 6 packages. From Welling ton : 1 package, from Nelson: 100 sacks barley, 00 sacks malt, 10 bales boos, 12 kegs butter. From New Plymouth: 16 kogs and 15 cases batter, 5 packages sundries.

EXPORTS.

Per Hawea, for New Plymouth: 7 sacks oysters, 20 tags salt, 22 packages. For Welling ton : 1 package. For Picton: 3 packages. For Nelson: 1 bull.

The s.B. Oreti left at 7 o'clock on Saturday nieht with the following passengers ;-tfor New Plymouth: Messrs. Humphries |2), Keen, and Black. For Wanganui: Mr and Mrs Holly wood and Mr Bolton. For Wellington: Mr Waller.

The s.s. Lalla Itookh arrived at 5 p.m. on Saturday with three natives ns passengers,

The B.s. H»wea arrived from the Sonth yes terday at 9.30 a.m. Passengers :—Meedamea Oakley and Jones, Misses Wood and Oakley, Captains Hume and Kills, Messrs Young, Jolma, Durniah, Andrewß(2), Gallagher, Stevens, Oilibs, Masters Brett, Oakley, and two steerage. Sh

left Port Chalmers on tho 24th, Lyttelton on tho I 25th, and arrived in Wellington on tho 26th; left again samo day, and arrived at Pioton at 3 I p.m.; loft again at 7.30 p.m., and arrivod at Nelson on the 27th, Taranaki on tho 28th, and Manukau as above. She steamed South again at 10,20 a.m. today, with 229 bans mail.

Tlio outward Southern paseengors by tho Hawoaaro: Messrs Molntyre, Coloman, ahora, Owen. Honderson Maxwell, V. A. Porrin, Mrs Miss and Master Richmond.

COMMERCIAL.

Kvrnino Stah Ofllco, Monday. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL.

A circular issued by Mr Hugh Craig, on May 7th, roports :—

Wheat:—No 1, §1400 per cental; freights, 75/; C. J. and F, at Liverpool, 46/10 per 5001ba. Barloy: Feed 90o; bay brewing. §120o; cheva lier, §1200 per lOOlbn. Maize, SlO 50, per lOOlbe. Hops: 140 to 200 per Ib. Hams: Kastern, Ho to lijc. Salmon :§1 200 to SI 25c por doz; new Columbia salmon now in tho nmrkot Tin: N.8.W., 210 to 220 por lb. Coal: N.S.W., §6 600 to 37 per ton.

Mr R. Arthur held a sale of fruit today. Banatos brought Id to 2Jd; orange?, SJd to 6d; and oocoanuts, in hußk, Is Qd to 6s por 100.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Ci.osk as Under.— Tina Day. For Uurboll, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, por lonu, at 4 p.m. For Thamos, por Knterpriso, ot 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 31st instant. For Walwora, Kawau, Omaha, and Matukanii, por Roso Casoy, at 10 a.m. For Talma, per Mercury, ut2 p.m. For Thamo?, por Ilotomuhnna, at 3.30 p.m. For Whangurol Heads, Walpu, W'liangarci, and Mangapai, por Argylo, at 1 p.m. For Tiiuranga, Ohinomutn, uud Opotikl, per v. ollington, at 1 p.m. Wkdnksday, Ist Juno. For Coromandol, por Corouiandol, at 11.30 a.m. For Kul'Soll, Kawakawa. and Australian Colonios, por Arawata, at 3 p,m. Thursday, 2nd June. Per s.s. To Anau, an follows :— For India, China, Japan,Moditoranoan Ports, and Continent of Kuropo, at 8 a.m. For Gißborno, Napier, Southern ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Su»z and lirlndiai, for letters specially so pre paid and addressed, at .) a.m. For nowspapors, at 8 a.m. For money ordors, and registered lottors, tho provioua evoning at 1 o'clook.

A Post-office will bo oponod on Ist Juno proximo at Matawai, near Kapnnga. Malls will be despatched and rocoivod per Kapanga steamer.

S. V. BIAS, Chief Poatmaator. Chief Post-office. Auckland.

Tho fearofdoath is an instinctivo principle of human lire, and its apprehension tho perva ding idea of human naturo. Yot such is our inconsistency, that in the fivoo of thca> riroart alarms, wo are prono to negleot the means of wardingoff tho inocitablo iSßiio men will sull'or, and proorastinato from day today in availing themselvos of tho moans of rnlief. They will developo acuto symptoms of dijonau, ami wait pationtly until they bcoomo clironin, VVltlun their very «raap, for instance, is Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, and often it is permittod] to oluilo thoir roach, until—too late I

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

May 30th, ISSI,

Theatre Royal — " 'I'ho Duko's Motto," 8 p-ni t Tomporanco Hull—Annual Mcoting of Bund of Hope Union, 8 p.m,

Loine-streot Hall—Protesaor and Miidutuo Haeoimayer'B Entortainiuoat, 8 p.m. St. Jamea' Clasa— l/ooturo on tho Hon. VV. K. Gladstone, M.R, by Mr Peltzor, 7.30 p.m.

Death.

BOUCHKR.—On Maroh3lat, at l'rospoct House, Wiveliscombe. Soniersfltshiro, Knulinnl, Edward Bouohor, Esq., in hia 81st ynur, fatlior o£ Mr. K. Bouohor and Mra. T. B. Hill, of Auckland, N.Z.

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

MONDAY, MAY 30, 1881.

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

To mako room for mail news wo ox clude all leading matter and correspon dence.

The waxworks exhibition closed cm Saturday evening in the Albert liall after ft successful season.

At the weekly meeting of St. James' Association this evening, Mr 11. .S. p. Feltzer will deliver a lecture on " Tho Right lion. W. E. Gladstone."

TllO sailing race between the* Observer, Imp, Uattie May, and Madge has been postponed until to-morrow, the wind this afternoon proving too liyht.

A subscription is proposed for the widowed mother of the young man Quinlao, a fireman, who was drowned on the Tnrania. His Worship the Mayor lihs headed the list with £3 3a. The object is a most deserving one, and we hope there will be a liberal response. Subscriptions may be scut to this oilice. The deceased had for long been the support of his mother, who ia now left destitute.

Mr A. Eaglesim, of Wollcsley-streot, m » with ratlier a serious accident yesterday moriitn" at the City Baths. He slipped suddenly, and his head came in violent contact with the side of the shower-bath door, inflicting a severe wound. He was taken home in a fainting condition. He was still in a semi-conscious state tliia morning. A scene was witnessed this morning at the alteiations by the public reading room which caused much excitement. As the labourers were pursuing their work, a thin, 1 tall woman, evidently under the influence of drink, went amongst the men, and commenced a violent onslaught upon one of them with a gingham umbrella, beating him over the head and back until the ribs of the umbrella, like poor Tom, could stand it no lougor. The umbrella was smashed, and Tom popped on his jacket and ran swiftly from the sight of his unfeeling rib along High-street, and escaped further injury, After the poor fellow had decamped, the infuriated termagant leaned upon her solitary gingham handle and shed tears.

We have received a copy of "Steudman's Seed Catalogue," a neatly got-up pamphlet of about forty pages. It is published for gratuitous circulation amongst farmers, nurserymen, and amateur gardeners. In addition to a complete list of seeds and their prices, a large amount of valuable information regarding the growth and cul ture of the plants referred to is supplied. There are also numerous woodcuts of vegetables and flowers, which should prove useful and interesting.

At St. Mary's, Parnoll, on Sunday morn ing, the Yen. Archdeacon Maunscll, before commencing his sermon, read a statement, in which he referred to the recent improve ment made in the musical portion of the service. To maiutaiti this greater efficiency some extra expense was involved, and a few Saudays since an appeal was made by the churchwardens that the worshippers would support the offertory more liberally. They had, however, been much surprised to ■find that with larger congregations the amount of the collections had diminished. Dr. Mauusell trusted that all would unite to bear the additional burden, so that the improvement in the services now com menced might, within due bounds, be car ried on. Mr Geo. A. Brown's lectures each Sunday evening attract an audience which lills the body of the Choral Hall. The subjects of exposition now are the prophecies contained in the Book of .Revela tions. Last evening Mr Brown made a stirring onslaught on the Romish Church, depicted, he maintained, as the woman in scarlet seated on the beast with seven heads, spoken of in the seventeenth chapter of Kevelations. Mr Brown's vie* of things is not very cheerful. After a warm declamation against Roman Catholicism, he stated that before the series of lectures were ended, he hoped to show that the Protestantism of to-day was merely an offshoot from the Papal Church, and was a lifeless thing ; and that it was ordained by prophecy that a general apostacy would shortly ensue. Mr Brown al;o remarked that the arguments and lectures used by the Protestants of the present day against tho Roman Catholics was much like the pot calling the kettle black. The discourses of Mr Brown'are able and well delivered, though his similes arc occasionally more strikine; than refined.

The last entertainment of the "Saturday Entertainment Company," in the Temper ance Hall, was not so well attended. A section of the Hobson Band performed out side, aud additional interest was afforded to the concert by the musical services of a pro fessional lady, who kindly proffered her aid in the absence of Professor Ramsey, 8.M., who was unavoidably a.bsent on a fishing excursion. Mrs Smith sang "LongA»o," and "Be Happy Again," with her usual energy. Tom Williams gave a pathetic ballad, "The Bucket of Water," and a touching "Plea For Topsy." The best things, in the literary light, were Long fellow's " Village Blacksmith," sung by Mr Campbell, and Tennyson's "Light Brigade," by John Howe. The comic section was supported by Messrs Margetts and Dalheim. The brothers DeLeon did a double hornpipe. Professor J. B, Lennox introduced the grotesque images, Tim and Charley, but the colloquies were pointless and somewhat dreary, although evidently intended to be very funny. The varying hum of the blow fly was the Professor's best item. Taken altogether, the entertainment was creditable.

We are informed upon Rood authority that the charge of detaining an allidavit nine days after the service of a summons, which was made against Sergeant Greene at the last Bitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court, is groundless. The summons was not served by Sergeant Greene, but by the police ollicer at Otahuhu. tie alleges that he returned it to the ollice of the clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court imme diately after service. If this be true, no blame in the matter can rest upon the shoulders of the police.

Many friends will ■welcome the return ot Mr and Mrs H. M. Stark, who, alter n rouud of the attractions of Europe and America, have once more graviated back to Auckland. Mr Stark socially interested himself when here before in pushing forward the use of gas in various mechanical appliances. Coming across the American Continent this time, Mr Stark followed the new route, which, though twelve hours longer than the old one, avoids the snow bound mountaius, and in the winter months will, therefore, be the safest, most com fortable ami most expeditious.

Mr E. I>. Diokson rcpoits oE the weather last week: — Temperature" highest on Friday (27th) and previous night, (J7's and 52 0 respectively ; lowest on Sunday (22m1) and previous night, 61.7 and 4-t-l ; mean for week, 504; the average for all May 57"3, and this the last week of the month. Highest in sun on Monday ('23 rd), 773. Wind exceedingly li^ht, and uniformly so, giving an average of not more than 5.^ miles per hour. This is the lowest average rate recorded (excepting that of the week ending Kith April) since the com mencement of this series of observations in January, 1877.

Just prior to the departure of the tt'awoa for the South this morning some little excitement was caused on the wharf by a boy belonging to the ship tailing oil' the gangway into the water. He was in the act of carrying a box on board, and had reached the top of the gangway, when he suddonly toppled over into the briny clement. A life-buoy was quickly dis engaged from the steamer's rail by Captain Andrews and thrown in, but this would have been of no service had not Mr Thump son, the second ollicorof the Hawoa, jumped in and swam with it towards him. The buoy supported the lad till the mate plac d a rope round his body, when ho was hauled on the wharf, apparently not much the worse for his unexpected dip. Great credit is due to Mr Thompson for the prompt manner iv which he plunged iv to the lad's rescue.

The women ot Texas have triumphed in one of their measures which promises to reward them with substantial benefits. They havo pressed through the Legislature, in the face of determined opposition, a resolution requiring that women shall bo employed in all the State departments for every position they are competent to (ill upon the same terms and conditions as nun. The heads ot department.", it appears, have hitherto declined to give tho women any public employment, but, notwithstanding the fact that the ladies have no votes, when they brought their influence to hear upnn the Legislature they proved more powerful than those who elect Legislatures. A rela tive of the lata Gen. Sam Houston was the special champion of the ladies'cause in the State Senate.

Spurgeon said, iv a recent sermon which was delivered while he wan Buttering great, bodily pain, " When a man gets to cutting down sin, paring clown depravity and mak ing little of future punishment, let him no longer|preaoh|to]you. Some modern divines whittle! away the gospel to thc|small end of nothing. They make our divine Lord to be :i sort of blessed nobody; they bring down salvation to mere solvability, make certainties into probabilities, and tivat verities as mere opinions. When you st:e a preacher making the gospel miall by degrees and mise.iably less, till there is not enough of it left to make soup for a sick grass-hopper, get you goue." • • • '-.As for me, I believe iv the collosial; a need deep as licll and grace as high as heaven. [ believe iv a pit that is bottomless, and a heaven tiiaf is topless."

Dr. Koudcrdinc presided at the religious service last evening at the Theatre, ond announced that the collections on the pre vious Sunday amounted to £2 10-. Ad dresses were delivered by Messrs Stevenson aud Brackenrigg. The attendance was

Aii accident took place on Saturday even ing, but without any serious result,. Mr D. Oiildwell engaged a four-wheel buggy tit Mr Crowtlier's staules, for the purpose of taking a drive to (Jtiiliului ; ho was accompanied by Mrs Logan of Ponsonbv. The journey thither was performed aafsly, but on their return, on reaeliim; Symoud street, the horse became restive, it was sup posed, through the glare of tlio lamps, and commenced plunging and kicking with violence, backing against the cemetery wall, where the buggy overturned. The borne made another desperate ell'orf, and smashed one of tho shafts. One ar two persons camo up at this opportune moment, and rendered necessary assistance. A messenger went forward and in form oil Mr Crowthcr of the accident; and his men led the animal ami broken vehicle to the ynrd. We are glad to record that Mr Caldwcll and Mrß Logan escaped without injury.

Notwithstanding the precautions the Sy moiid-stieet cemetery authorities have taken in closing the burial ground at an curly hour, the irrepressible Auckland gucnous, who have been so often referred to in our columns, still continue their aunoyance". Yesterday afternoon, after the scholars hud left Sunday-school, tie cemetery was thronged. Di-mraceful scenes were wittiessed by several visitors who state that numbers of larrikins were seen lyiug about ou the footpaths smoking, using abusive language, aud insulting inoffensive school giris who happened to pass by them. The young scoundrels appear to be utterly devoid of reverence for the dead who lie slumbering in their last peaceful resting places, but rather look upon the cemetery 111 the light of a public park and treat it ;ih such. If one or two of them were caught and severely punished, the proceeding would have a most salutary efl'cct upon this nuisance.

The Queen's Birthday was quito a red letter-day for the children of Huntly, the Sulioul Committee having arranged to en tertain the children. The children, to the number of about civility, enjoyed themselves thoroughly in the school ground with various out-side sports, races swinging, &c. At intervals they had refreshments, to which they did complete justice. Mo."t of the parents were on the ground witnessing the enjoyment of their little ones, and after the children were thoroughly satisfied, they B;it down to an ample tea. At seven o'clock an entertainment commenced, in which the children did their part in a creditable manner, ringing seveni! of the school songs, giving recitations, &c. Several gentlemen also enlivened the pro ceedings by singing, amoug whom may be mentioned Messrs Cox, Kobert son, Sohofield, Hetberington, Whitburn, Welch, Sampson, Pearco, Ward, and K. Kalph. On the motion of Mr Costello hearty votes of thanks to the ladies, the committee, and the teacher were passed. The room was then cleared for dancing, which was enteied upon with great spirit, Mr Thomas Armstrong supplying the music upon,a piano kindly lent by Mr L. B. Hatris.

Herr Bandmann as Richard, Duko of Gloucester, afterwards King Kichard 111, at the Theatre .Royal on Saturday night, was a striking representation of tho bold, tretiolierous. and cunning liypocritr*, who forms the central figure of the play. Mr Baudmaun was equally as successful in representing tho physical deformity of the " crook-backed villain," as in depicting that mixture of intellectual vigour and moral depravity which go to make up the remark able character of this princely hypocrite and murderer. Among the line passages with which the play abounds and to which Herr Baadmann gave eloquent expression, that commencing, "Now i.s the winter of our discontent," was given wiih peculiarly pleasing enunciation. The play went, smoothly throughout. In the lir.st act, the impassioned acting of Mr J. F Catheart as the unfortunate King Henry VI. received due recognition from the audience, and in tho latter portion of the play, Mr Cathcart's impersonation of the Earl of Richmond I, was also very fine. Miss Beaudct played the part of LaJy Aune with true pathetic feeling, and the scene in which Gloucester protests his love for Lady Anne was a piece of splendid acting, Miss Jessie Raymond was very pleasing in her representation of the young Prince, and little Miss Amy Glover as the Duke of York fairly brought down the house with her artless action and clear, childish voice. The widowed Queen Elizabeth was well performed by Miss Louise Crawford, her acting in the scene in which her children are parted from her, being particularly strong. Mr Charles Hall's representation of the Duke of Buckingham calls for par ticular notice, and also Miss Lucy Ashton's performance as Duchess of York. Mr J. Musgrava acquitted himself veil as Lord Stanley, Mr G. Watd as Tyrrell, and Mr J. H. Nunn as Catesby. Herr Bandmann in the last act gave a remarkable delineation of the powerful forces which swayed the mind of Kichard on the morn of the Battle of Boswortu Field, There was a lair house but not commensurate with the merits of the performance.

The annual meeting of the Bendigo United Gold Mining Company, which was to have been held to-dny, lapsed tor want of a quorum.

The Free Public Library is now ap. proached by a flight of steps from Chancery Lave which lead up to the very door. The old thoroughfare protected by the haudrail has been excavated away.

Professor and Madame Ilasclmaycr per formed on Saturday night to a crowded house. The programme was a new one, and it gave undeniable satisfaction. It will be repeated to-night.

At the inquest on the unfortunate man Lloyd, recorded in our last issue, Dr. Goldabro', the coroner, made some season able remarks oa the carelessness or want of necessary caution on the part of men employed on railway works Such men run risks often without apparent regard to consequences, when a false step, or slip, might result in death. He instanced a case when a workman was in danger in crossing from one waggon to another ; but the man oonld not believe that he was in such a critical position. After some further re marks tho common verdict of "Accidental Death " was returned.

St. Matthew's Church was lillcd last even ing to overflowing, more than 1000 people being present. This unusually large attendance was consequent doubtless upon the announcement that the rite of confirma tion would be performed. The Incumbent (Rev. W. Tnbbs) conducted the service, the Rev. It. O'C. Biggs read the lessons, and His Lordship Bishop Cowic preached an ap propriate sermon on God's charge to Joshua as set forth in the first chapter of the book of that name. Iv the confirmation ollice the Rev. W. Tobbs read the exhortation and preaented tho candidates, who numbered 40, and the oldest of whom was a lady of 70 years. Mr Donnin (churchwarden) assisted in marshalling tho candidates, and the other churchwardens and the vestry men busied themselves ill finding seats for the strangers, The sorvicu was hearty and the singing was excellent—the anthem being especially well rendered. Mr Josoph Drown was the organist.

Tho Amalgamated Society of Carpenters an-1 .lolnorn will hold a mo'uliiiK to-morrow oviminK, at tho usuiil place, for the purpose- of payiiiK tho partial benefit of JJSO to v member.

The advertisement ot the Liliputian Piuuforo Company appear* 111 our amusement column. Tho iuvoniltiH nrrlvo to-morrow by tin! To A mm, wlinn doubtless uoino amusement will bo oiumod on tho wharf.

Mr Arthur will sell to-morrow at his Mart tho whole of tho drapery slook of Mr llondnrson, of PonHonliy, who intmuls dovothw hlmsi'lf entirely to tho business of ohoinlut and drUKKist. This Is a llrst-rato ohauoo to obtain clump llniM of iiuiwoiiiililii koixlsi.

THE ROWENA ASHORE.

[HY TKLECIKAI'II—PKKSS ASSOCIATION.]

NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. An elTort was made last ni^ht to net the Rowoua oil", at the Waitarn, but she was found to be firmly embedded iv tho sand, and the attempt proved unsuccessful. She is high out of the water, and as she haw nettled down will probably not bo got oil for some time. Sho is not iv a dangerous position.

Gnptnin Frank Amodoo was nc' inehargo of the Rowena this trip, having jccu com pelled to remain behind in Aucklau 1 through iudisudsitinn, Captain Scott was in charge. The Wailara is very bnd for going in or out at present, and the accident to the steamer might have occurred with anyone.

FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH.

A Man Arrested.

[l!V TKIiKGRAI'H, -I'llliSS ASSOCIATION. J

CIir.ISTCHUUCIJ, this day. At 5.20 this morning a lite broke out iv one of four newly erected and unoccupied houses, belonging to Mr ''rice, situated in Oxford Terrace. Tho brigade was quickly on the spot, and the lire was extingui-hed. The damage is estimated at £100. Tho four houses were insured for H2OO ill the Koval oilice.

The police arrested a mnu named John Brown, a'iis Heniy Duncan, who was seen about the promises when the lire broke out.

GAS EXPLOSION.

A HOUSK DKBTUOYKD AT DEVON- I'OUT.

SOME alarm was created iv town last evening by a oxeeadiunly bright rollcction of lire in the direction of tim North Shore. It seemed to be a consider ible disUiio oil', but appearances were deceptive. The eausu of the lire on tho Beach Koad, Devonport, which rcsulied ill tlie ill «tru=tion ot a thr.'e roomed building, eighteen foot by twelve feet, which is situated in the yard of a house on the Grammar School reserve, occupied by Mr Edward J. Cox, Haddlor. It has been used by Mr Cox as a wash house and storeroom, and for some mouths past he has beeu in the habit of manufacturing hi.s own gas in one of the rooms. Last evening, h'J was light ing a liunp there \vhoa the flarao suddenly (hired up, aud iv an instant the whole place was on lire. Mr Cox believes the sudden ness of the ignition was owing to the fact that gas had escaped, and was hanging about the room. Constable Moar and a number of neighbours assembled, and by keeping the roof of the main house, which was about 20 yards distant, we'l saturated with water from the tanks, they succeeded in preventing the spread of the lire. Nothing was saved from the (died, which contained two gas engines, a quantity of gas apparatus, gardening tooU, household utensils', &c. Mr Cox estimates his loss at about £40. The shed was owrW by Mr Goudry aud was not insured. Mr Goudry i.s also the owner of the main house in which Mr Cox resides.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before Messrs Hurst aud Prime, Justices of

the Peace.)

Two drunkards were lined Mary Thua- ' der, a stalwart woman, was remanded on a charge of vagranoy. John Edwards, nrreatod on warrant, was clinrged with stealing a lady's skirt on the 26th March, value 10s, the property of Julia Kelly. —Prisonor pleaded not guilty. —Mr Panly said the property had been traced to the possession of the prisoner, but as the priucipal witness was absent he would ask for a remand.—Keniauded until to-morrow. THE MYSTIC ROM,. John Shiers was charged with stealing a roll of calico, value £3, the property of some person unknown.—Prisoner snid lie bought the calico ;tt auction.—Mr I'ardy said the calico was found upon prisoner, and as he failed to give a satisfactory account of it, the police felt justified in arresting him. He was a notorious criminal, and had sold the calico for ss. —ltemanded until WedncE day. NEGLECTED CHILDREN. The following neglected children were brought into Court,viz. : —Henry and Ellen Hills, .las. Hinck, Ernest and Charles Pollard, Lousia Lowry, Charles Crumbic, Cecilia Weston, Emily and Edith Leaning, and Thos and Maria Wallen,audcommitted or recommitted excepting in one or two cuses.—Mr Pardy said that in some of the cases the parents were able to support their children, and he did not see why the country should be called upon to do that which the parents could allbid to do for their offspring. —Mr Hogau, muster of the Industrial School, deposed that the father of the Morriugtous was in Sydney, and the little girls were le/t to the world. He con si<l- red they were lit subjects for the Home. —The Bench committed ilic children for terms according to their ages—The ca«c of the children of Thomas Loaning was ad journed until Thursday. —The two Waltens were committed until the 30th June, in order that the father, who is working in a llax mill on the Pi.iko, might be com municated with in respect of supporting them. SUNDAY TRAFFIC. Donald McGregor, landlord of the Waite mata Hotel, was charged under the Licens ing Act, with supplying alcoholic liquors to Michael Burke, on Sunday, the 22nd inst. — Mr Tyler appeared for defendant and pleaded not guilty.—Mr Pardy Slid he must ask for a remand until Monday, as Burke could not be found, and the female who served the braudy had not been subpuoned.—Remanded accordingly. FISH AND LBATHER. Michael Carroll, li*h-hawker, was charged with using peculiar language towards James Norris, shoe-maker, with intent to provoke a breach of the jieace, by culling him sundry offensive names (un mentionable), designating him a white feathered soldier, a teetotal pump, etc.— The combatants met outside and agreed to shake hands, Carroll avowing that James was not a bad sort, and he would supply him with iish gratuitously for a montii, Norris, on the other hand, naturally of an amiable disposition, did not wish to send I Mike to prison, and forgave him,—The Court permitted the charge to be witb , drawn.

OUR SPECIAL WELLINGTON TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON, this day. TilK Premier does not return to Welling ton until Wednesday, delivering another public address in tho interim.

The rumoured intention to release more native prisoners is still unconfirmed. In fact the matter is not yet deliuitely decid-jd by the Government, but I have very little doubt that there will be a large batch liber ated in a few days. The Stella has been directed to Avait at Hokitika for orders. HOME FOli DESTITUTE WOMEN. An important point] was raised to-day at a deputation which waited on the Colonial Secretary to apply for a graut of pound for pound towards erecting a building as a home for irieuiilcss women, for which £150 are already raised by public subscrip tions. Mr Dick raised the point whether, under the existing law, a benevolent grant could be given for building purposes. He promised to consult the Law Ollicers on the point. ___________

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Ho briot; lor it la with words as with uun uoams • tho more they mo oudensed tho deepor they tjuni."~3OUTHEY.

Tho lute husband catches the lecture. A robboc's cave—A burglar 8 confession. Romantic youth, rheumatio age, Circus men turn everything to their owu advantage-even a handspring, Tlio Wellington police oppose the grant ing of miy fresh hotel licensee. Woman Wit? the first side" speculation oa record. The dividends have been enormous, That veteran, Mr W. Uoskins, is doing v good business at the Sydney Theatre Koyal. The 11 M.S. Zoalandia brought two bisturs of Mercy from San Francisco, for the Sacred llourt Convent, at I'imaru. Captain liuine, Inspector - General of l'rlsonß, WOH v passougei1 to Auckland by Die Hawea yesterday. Mr Pollard, of Pollard and Reynolds Lillipution l'inaforo Company, is dnlliug sixty Auckland boys and girls for llio chorus. The Thames police hiwo seized ft quantity of spirits at the store of Messrs Clutwonhy and Uimtor, Wuihi. Mr Uaru»h'n stables and £150 worth of English harness at Wartlo, Waikato, havo been binned. Insuranceson building, £200 in Norwich Union. Searoll sold his ri»ht to the " Wreck ot the Pinafore" in Australia, previoUß to his departure for America. It iH to be produced at tlie Sydney C'peia House. Among the dead at the Opera House, Nice, were the bodies »fa father, mother, and child, who had boon grasping each otlicr in death. The infant still held an orange* The Canterbury Jockey Club have ratified the disqudlilictttfon of Miss Domett. Mr B, O. UiilliUis U to receive £100 salary for handicapping ilurin;; the year 1881-2. Mr Chapman, n well-known theatrical agent, was a passenger to Australia by the mail steamer, and propones shortly to intro duce Wilhelmy, the violinist, to colonial audiences. The New Zealand Insuiancc Company's risk on this Waittttlßl Hour millc, Timaru, was £2,000. ihe insurance) on the Police inau w.m sub-divided—New Zealaud, £'20) ; South British, £200 ; and Victoria, £100.

Mr Frank Matthias, who died at Levuka soon after lauding from the steamer Southern Cross, wan formerly a resident at Tauranga, aud is known on the West Coast of Now Zealand,

At Monte Uarlo gambling resort within four months there wore no less than 19 sui cide*. The men shoot thcniHelvcH or drown themselves, and the women almost always poison|themsclves. A lover who hud gone to make a home for his " birdie," wrote to her : " I've got the finest 320 acres over I put my foot down oo." Birdie wrote back : " Suppose you get another selection, John, so that you can have a lawn around your foot." John made a home, but Birdie never went thorp.

! "Well, what do you want here?" re ninrkod Mr Smith, as he eat up in bed and addressed a professional burglar who stood iv front of the bureau. " I want money and valuables," hiwtul the burglar through his clenched tooth, "and quick about it, too." " My friend." retorted Smith, " I've bi:"ii looking for those things for tho last twenty years without success, but go OU with your burglary, I'm sleepy." "More trouble in Ireland," read Mrs I'artington. " I wonder/ said the old lady, laying down her spectacles and blandly re garding Ike, who was trying to tie a hard knot in tl'.n cat's fail, "it wonder that Go vorumoiit doesn't incorporate that Parncll for life aud send tho ringleaders into blandishment., aud then there wouldn't bo any more of these aquarium outrages."

THE COUNTIES ACT.-ABOLI TION MEETING.

A rUM.IC meeting of the ratepayers of Waitakorei East and West wai held on Saturday afternoon, at the Oratei Hotel, Henderson's Mill, tUo Hon. Thomas Hen derson in the chair. The meeting was wall attended. Tlio Chairman having made a few opening remarks, Mr McElwain spoke, and expressed regret that owing to the very serious accident which had happened to Mr Dilwortb, he could not be present at^this mcetiug. The object was to ail'ord the rate payers au opportunity of choosing between the Counties Act and the Highways Act, and this was the most important subject the ratepayers here had ever beeu called on to decide. It now devolved upon them to de cide whether, iv their opinions, the Counties Act should be abolished or not. He hoped that some gentleman would propose a reso lution. Mr John Smith, a settler, then proposed " That in the opinion of this meet ing, the Counties Act is expensive, cum bersome, iuellicicnt, and opposed to the best interests of the settlers, and therefore ought to be abolished in the districts north of Auckland, and that the counties' revenue ought to bo distributed amongst the Koad Boards, as they are the best nud cheapest, and being more under the immediate control of the ratepayers are better adapted to the wants of the country." The motion was seconded by Mr Hunter, and supported by Messrs McElwain, Cantwell, Collett, and Kelly, and on its beiug put to the meeting was carried unanimously.—Mr Smith then proposed "That Koad Boards should be continued and enlarged, the Go vernment retaining the management of the main county roads, and the Engineer having a supervision over the Koad Boards, where any assistance is given towards works they are unable to do," which was seconded by Mr Sipuni, generally approved, and finally curried.—Mr Smith then moved, Mr Bed ford seconded, nud it was carried, "That triennial valuations in couutry districts are quite sullicieut, and the Koad Boards should bo quite competent to deal with objections, and dispense with the unnecessary aud ex pansive Assessment Courts."—The final motion by Mr McElwain was also carried unanimously, viz. : "That copies of the foregoing resolutions ba sent to all the Northern members, aud that they be en- ; trusted to Mr Header Wood, M.U.K., for the district, with a request that ho would use his best influence to have them given effect to iv the ensuing session of Parlia ments'—The customary vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.

SAMOAN NEWS.

We have copies of the "Samoan Times'' to April 9th. Everything appears very quiot in the islands. Both parties of natives are, metaphorically speaking, resting on their oars. The Old Party seora to be divided among themselves as to whom they should set up as king in opposition to Ma lietoa. It was rumoured that Aana had de termined to have a monarch all to themselves. On Saturday several parties set off dowu the coast to witness the making of the new King, but they returned to town on Monday without having gained the object of their journey, the ceremonies having been de layed. Even tho3e best versed in native affairs cannot give any opinion as to the course which may be pursued by the differ ent factions in the Group. Mr Dawson United States Consul, who is a great pedes trian, visited Falealili, and while there united in bonds of wedlock several young couples would have discovered that a life of "single blessedness" is not the due order of things. Mr Graves, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, has made a tour |of Savaii. During his visit ho was informed that on Monday, the 21st ultimo, " palolo " had appeared iv large quantities on the reef near the village of Gogatnalae. Such a phenomenon had not oc curred during the memory of the " oldest in habitant," and as tradition records and actual observation proves that this wonder ful production of the South Pacific has never shown itself on the reefs which circle these islands except during a day or two in October of each year. Its appearance at such an unwonted time ia regarded by the natives on Savaii as an omen for Samoa— whether of good or evil remains yet to be

CABLEGRAMS.

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Move Wots in, Ireland. LONDON, May 28. News is to hand from Ireland that serious riots have occurred at Mitchelstown, iv Couuty Cork. Twelve thousand (sic) peasants assembled there to oppose the service of writs tor the ejectment of some tenants, and upon the police arriving on the scene fighting of a vciy severe character took place. Alter much bloodshed on both sides, the rioters were dispersed, and evictions of tenants were liualiy completed.

At the wool sale to-day 8,900 bales were oflered. The tone of the auction was firm. TRICKETT GOES TO AMERICA. Trickett and Kelly (his trainer) have started for New York. LAND LEAGUE AGITATION. The Irish Land League is daily increasing its agitation through the country, and is showing that it will oppose any attempt to prohibit its meetings. ) GAMBKTTA PACIFIC. PARIS, May 28. Gambetta rnadj a speech to-day, in the course of which he counselled a pacilic policy, and said that order and peace were a necessity for the well-being of France, and should by be rigidly maintained. THE AMIR AND AYI/JJ KHAN. CALCUTTA, May 28. Telegrams are to hand from Kandahar, stating that lighting lias taken place at liirisk, between bodies of the tolloweis of Amir Abdul Rahman and Ayub Khan. The latter is reported to be still at Herat. IRREGULARITIES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. LONDON, May 27. In the House of Commons to-day, a question was put to the Under-Soerctary of State for the Colonies regarding the infor mation which has transpired as to certain expenditure incurred by the Treasurer and Cont!oiler of Revenue in Western Austra lia without due authority. h\ reply, Mr Grant Dull'said the circumstances connec ted with the unauthorised payments have been under the consideration of the Govern ment, and instructions would be sent to the Governor of that colony with the view to prevent any further irregularities in the ex penditure of public money by the Treasurer.

WOOL SALE.

LONDON, May 27.

At the wool auction to-day, 9000 bales were oll'ereil. The tone of the sales was strong, inferior and faulty wools of all kinds were leas depressed, and there was some inquiry for cross-bred and scoured sorts.

AUSTRALIAN.

ADELAIDE, Mondoy. Arrived Orient Company's steamship Chimbaruzn, from Plymouth.

A KNIGHTHOOD REFUSED,

BIUSBAN 15, May 28.

It has transpired that His Honor Chief Justice Lilley has intimated to His Ex cellency the Governor bis deisre to decline the honour of knighthood which has been conferred upon him.

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

(Via thk Bluff.)

LONDON, May 17.

Gladstone has announced in tho House of Common') that the Ministry will stake the existence ot the Government on pussiii!.' the liixh I,ami Bill.

The irou armour-plated ship Nelson, 12 guns, flails in June to take her place on the Australian station.

A notification is published in the London "Gazette" intimating that decrees in Adelaide University will rank equally with degrees of British Universities. LONDON, May 19. Midhat Pasha, who is accused of com plicity in the- murder of the late Sultan, Abdul Aziz, ha* surrendered himself to the Turkish authorities on condition of having a fair trial accorded him. Prince Gort_scliakolF has again taken ollicc as Minister of Foreign A Hairs of Russia. Riots have occurred in Italy in con-se ([uence of the formation of the Sella Cabinet, the members of which are not popular. Street preaching has been prohibited in Calcutta, unless by persons licensed. A missionary has refused to obey the mandate, and a process has been issued for his arrest. LONDON, May 22. The arrest of Father Sheeny, for inciting seditious language, has increased the excite ment in Ireland. 400 soldiers who were enforcing the evictions in Tipperary wore badly treated by the peasantry. The soldiers, in defence, were about to use their firearms, when several priests rushed in front of the levelled rifles nod guaranteed to keep order. Sigoor Sedla, who had been requested by the King of "Italy to undertake the forma tion of the new Ministry, has given up the task. 'I ho treaty between Russia and the Khedive has been roiilied. There ha? been a stampede of Jews from Southern Russia. LONDON, May 23. Hostilities have broken out iv Transvaal between the Boers and Kaflira, au.l, in an engagement which has taken place, 70 Kaffirs were killed. Tlic Boers are plunder ing the Kaffirs. A strong Nihilist speech has been delivered in Paris, which has caused some uneasiness to the authorities.

Lord Sedbornc, Lord Chancellor, has introduced into the House of Lords a bill to facilitate the arrest of offenders escaping the colonies charged with certain offences. Those provided for are Jto include treason and felony, but are not limited to these charges,

Michael Brcunan, Secretary of the Irish Laud.League, has been arrested iv Dubliu, charged with inciting to violence by inflam matory speeches. The treaty cuteral into by France with the Bey of Tunis has been almost unanimously condemned by the Chamber of Deputies in Paris.

The train with the Vanderbilt party re turned from Detroit to New York yesterday vi.l the Canada Southern Railroad. The ruu from Amherstburg to St. Thomas, 111 miles, was made in 9S minutes, without stopping. The through run of 229 miles was made in 235 minutes. The newly inveuted Fontaine engine made this astouisuing time.

FOOTBALL MATCH.

NEW ZEALAND V. THE WORLD,

This match was played on Saturday last, and resulted iv a win for the " Fernroots," though, indcod, that seems to be generally the case. T, Henderson captained N.Z., and, winning the toss from Biudon, the World captain, elected to kick up-hill. The teams wore very unevenly matched aa

regards numbers. At the kick olf, there were 24 World players to only 15 JN.Z., these being afterwards added to till the number stood 17 N.Z, against 26 World. Kather long odds considering that the whole of the North Shore contingent, who are well up amongst the beat of our N.Z. players, were (with the exception of T. Sibbin^ who did good service) onlookers or absentees. Still, nothing daunted, the "natives" went in, and shortly scored a try, though Carter's kick was a poor one, aud did not succeed in making a goal of it. But the luck was in, as well as the play good, aud Ernest Beale drove one fair between the posts by a /lying- drop. Score : G -0. The World played hard after this to retrieve the lost ground, and Arncil aud Bindon were very noticeable iv fast forward play, while Cooke teveral times saved his goal from the rushes of the New Zealaud forwards; Mercer was also con. spicuous, collaring well. A packed scrim mage, seyeral men down in a heap, the ball emerging on the right, and Arniol - comes clear away with cleau dribbling till near enough to the line, wheu, taking it on the hop, he dodges Whitcsido, who charged him, and is beluud in New Zealand goal, ' before the men who had been scrimmaging were up again It was a splendid u?t of play, but he marred it by being so slow with his place-kick that T. Sibbiu had time | to charge, and the ball struck his shoulder i before going over the bar, so making it no i goal. In the last term N.Z. had the hill with them, and playing up well. R, Skeen ran in and scored a try for his side, after a maul with Talbot. D. Lynch essayed the place, but kicked to straight, j and no further score resulted till "no i side " was called, leaving N.Z. winners by a Hying goal : 4, and two tries, 4 ; total, 8 points; to one try, 2 points The club matches commence next Saturday, wheu Auckland play Graft ou on the Metropolitan ! Ground ; aud Ponsonby goes over the water to do battle with the Sons of Anak of the North Shore. Half-back. t

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. 'ZEALANDIA,' WITH THE English and American Mails.

[VIA. SAN FKANCISCO.]

GENERAL SUMMARY.

London, April 20th to May Bth

The Eufjlish lurf.

A gkand international steeplechase, four miles, was won by ltegal, Torpedo second, jt'ainvind third. The " Daily Telegraph " says of Foxhall: He has beaten everything except the Derby winner, and no better three-year-old has been seen this year in public, although liiss compatriot, Barrett, despite his 3tcep aud upright shoulders, car ried the largest weight of American money. Our enterprising kinsmen may be congratu lated upon having sent us in Foxhall such a. colt as must gladden the hearts of all good iud»cs of horsellesh. The colt, too, if he remains sound, will make his mark upon the English sward. Within the last twenty-eight days 1500 eases of smallpox have been refused admis sion to the hospitals, because they were full. During the same period 297 persons died iv their own homes from smallpox. There are now 1014 cases of smallpox in the London hospitnl.and only|onc bed available. 1 be epidemic has much increased in violence latterly. About 10 per cent, of the discs prove fatal. During the past fortnight 153 persons have died in the hO3pital from smallpox. The Queen and Princess Beatrice drove to Ilughenden Manor to-day to visit the tomb of Beaconslicld. The Earl of Shrewsbury eloped with Mrs Miller Mundy. of Shipley, Derbyshire. The fugitive pair fled to Strasburg, where the lady's relatives overtook them, gave the Earl a sound thrashing and brought, the lady buck to Kngland. Daring tun debate in tho Reichstag on the bill restricting the municipal house tax in the case of the imperial employes, fixing tho maximum, liichtcr attacked the bill. Bismarck, replying, said he intended to mova at tho next session for the removal of the German aud Prussian Governments to some other city more equitable in her de mands, and less likely to influence Parlia ment and officials. It would then be seen what value Berlin attached to_the presence of the central authorities. War between Japan and China is con sidered probable. A terrible epidemic, somewhat akin to typhus, is making great havock among the hursos of Parip. The Paris Omnibus Com pany ia siiid to have lost 75 000 francs. The tioyal Commissioners report a de pressed condition of Great Britain, partly produced by the unfavourable weather. American competition, local taxation and its exacting conditions, and the increased price of labour. Estimating the entire pro duce as of the value of £260,000,000 for the last live year.", the deficiency is now fully £200,000,000, which was entirely expended abroad and therefore lost to Ihc country. Consequently the entire manufacturing interests are severely depressed. The debate over the promised introduc tion of the Oaths bill was of a very heated character. The chances arc that tho dis cussion of the bill will famish tho most irritating features of tho session. The Con servatives oppose it, mainly for the reason that the passage ot the bill will admit another member of the Ministerial party. Bradlaugh snid that if the bill should fail to pass he would present himself at tho bar of the House every day aud oiler to take the oath, and continue to do so until imprisoned or bis scat declared vacant. In the latter case he should carry his case to bis consti tuents, and keep this up till he should worry the House into giving him his seac. In the House of Commons the bill for closing bar-rooms in Wales on Sundays was read a second time lfilUo 17. Dogciof defeated the Kroumiers on Tuesday, killing 400 of the enemy. The French have taken possession of Beja and a further advance will be made. Several Arab Sheiks are preaching a holy war agaiust the invader?. In the lialtic pio viuccs of llusßiu an agitation has heguu for more liberal land laws ; public executions will be forbidden hereafter, A semi-oliicial journal of St. Petersburg reports, without qualilication, the state ment of a Kussian courier about a .Russian escort going to Kabul with the family of Abdur .Rahman Khan, Amir■ of Afghanistan. If the statemeut is correct, it seems difficult to reconcile it with the orders of tbe late Czar that no visits or communications with Kabul shoud be exchanged, orwith the wish of the present Czar to cultivate friendly relatious with Eugli.-h regarding Central Asia.

Lonsdalc, lately in America with his yacht, lias purchased a steamer of 1,000 tons burdcu to attempt to reach the North Pole from this side. A Catholic Congress will be held iv October at Madrid, which will be attended by Catholic notabilities from every part of the world. A bootmaker named Vogcl, at Vienna, killed his wife aud four children, and alter ward cut them up in pieces. Reports of the death of the King of Abyssinia are uufouuded. Heir Geilmrd Kohlfs reached here from his mission on behalf of the German Emperor to King John. He says he rnet'Witli a cordial recep tion. The King charged him to negotiate peace between Abyssinia aud Egypt. Six thousand Albanians attacked three companies of Turkish troops near Frissendo. The Turks were hard pressed, but Dcrvisch Pasha arrived With four companies of troops and totally defeated the Albanians. The combined losses were 1,800 killed aud wounded. The family of Abdur l'ahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, consißting of his three wives, four children, and lifty ser vants, with a native escort of 200 Afghan Turconnius, arrived at Samarcimd, Asiatic Russia, on April 12th, and go to Kabul, accompanied by Colonel Kolesuikoff, Cap tain Drepcr, Council or ShakdaliDakoff, and a detachment of Cossacks. A steamer got aground in Suez Caual on May 2nd and stopped the traffic. The fanatical populace of Eiizabethgrod, in tne recent riots, pillaged several houses bclougiug to Jews. One Jew was killed and several other persons were injured by the rioters. Au investigation is in progress. Oue hundred Jewish houses were pillaged and destroyed, the walls and roofs only being lett standing. Two hundred people were injured. The greater part of Krasnoyarsk, the second most important city in Siberia, has been destroyed by fire.

The Kussian ship Noozard, with 350

exiled Nihilists on board, has passed the Bosphonis route for Saghaloin. Of 183 arrests of suspected Nihilists, 35 remain in custody. 12,000 convicts have been sent to Siberia. Fresh excesses havo been committed against the Jews at Argenan, West Prussia, but the gendarmes have restored order there, and arc now preserving it. A num ber of Jewish families have lied.

The anti-Jewish petition in Germany re ceived 225,000 signatures, including many noblemen, officers of army, and oflicials. The telegraph is at last to bo iutroduced in China, between Shanghai and Tient-sin. The Grand Duke Nicholas has been im prisoned iv the fortress at Duuaburg. There was a very affecting scene when the mother of the royal criminal took leave of him for ever. A despatch from Berlin says:— While the Czar remains in retirement in Gatchina the implacable enemies of his government are as dangerously busy as ever. Humours and reports of daring operations by Nihilists in disseminating manifestos conveying warnings to the Czar continue to reach heie. On Sunday last the police of Si. Petersburg were engaged iv searching for a miue near iSemiuoifosky bridge, though nothing soerna to have been found. The social and political atmosphere is growing thicker aud thicker, and is freighted with omens of another ap proaching storm. Private letters received here describe the city as like a gloomy prison-house, where little is heard of the outside world, aud everybody lives in a constant state of painful suspense. The i chief journals still appear with mourni'ii" borders. ° The new Kussuu Czar appears to bo i deficient in resolution, courage and sound ! political sense. Since he has been wearing , the purple of Autocrat he has attracted at ttntion only as a ruler afraid his subjects may kill him, and yet too weak to adopt measures either of conciliation or for defence on open ground. His voluntary close im ! pnsonment in the suburban fortress-palace (near hi. Petersburg calls to mind the I stories of insane cowardice told of an ancient lyraut of Syracuse; while his Jatc-t | reported proposal to transfer himself to Warsaw for .renter security to his pßtaon mcreases the former suspicion ihat he is made of stuff wholly unlit fur the government of men in stormy times if not absolutely frightened out of his senses Old Micholaa would have suffered himself

to be h&cKed into mincemeat beforehe would have set such an example of fear to his subjects. Of course it will be just as easy perhaps easier, for the Nihilists to kill hint at Warsaw as at St Petersburg ; and he cannot reasonably expect any sympathy from the Poles, whom his dynasty has so cruelly oppressed, An English Compauy has bought a tract of land in upper Egypt, and stocked it with sheep and cattle. Labour is exceedingly cheap, the soil is fertile, and the climate favourable to tiie enterprise. The inten. tion is to ship tho wool and live stock to England. A large sum is invested in thi3 undertaking. Carlyle's niece has published a letter stating that her uncle left written instruc. tions that his reminiscences were only to be published after caicful editing, and she had never heard that these instructions were orally revoked, as Mr Froude asserts. Mr Froude writes to the " Times " that ia 1871 Carlyle gave him tho manuscript 0 £ his reminiscences with the instructions of 1806' attached thereto. Froude expressed the opinion that the greater part of the re miniscences should be published as it mas. Carlyle replied that he left the decision oi the matter to Froude. ■ Subscriptions have been opened to raise £5000 to complete and beautify Ilughenden Church as a memorial to Lord Bcaconsfield. Six of the windows arc to be illuminated and the interior decorated. A handsome spire will be erected, with a peal of bells, the churchyard enclosed with handsome railings and a monument placed over BCa cousficld's vault.

Wagner's Kibulmgeu Trilogy was began at the Victoria Theatrc,Bcrlin,There Was an immense crowd of spectator?, and great en thusiasm was displayed.

THE HAWAIIN ISLANDS.

Small-pox— Uprising of Chinese

on a Ship at Honolulu,

Advices from Honolulu and the Hawaiian group to April 18th state : — The most important topic discussed at Honolulu was the small-pox. Under date of April 2nd, Liliuokalani, the Princess Regent, issued a proclamation from Tnlani Palace calling upon tli3 people to assemble on Good Friday, April 15tb, and offer especial prayer for the check of the pestilence. April Ist the Honolulu station house reported 497 small-pox cases and 170 deaths. There were 114 patients in the hospital. April Sth there were 62more cases and 19 more deaths, making a total of 559 cases, and 189 deaths. There were 1,540 persons in quarantine; 275 have been discharged. The largest number in quarantine at any one time was 1,815 persons. Captain Paulson, of the German ship Lydia, gives tbe following particulars of the uprisiug of Chinese on board his veasel at Honolulu, March 25th. He says:—"My passengers (700 Chinese coolies) behaved quietly on the 25th. Towards evening they all came on deck to pray. Soon after a Chinese stewaid infoimed me that the passengers had sworn to murder us all during the night. I sent to the Consul for assistance. About three hours afterwards policemen came alongside in a boat, but were bombarded by the Chinamen with stones, aud had to retire. Thereupon the Chinamen attacked my crew, but were re pulsed, and forced down in the hold and the hutches closed uiion them. Eighty of them die reported to be pirates by profession. The leaders are in prison. The Chinese on the Lydia were most of them, laborers for Claus Spreckols of California.."

The "Advertiser" says: "The sugar interests arc very bright in all the district of Hawaii. The Kau and Hilo district plantations are grinding and turning out immense qualities of sugar.

The Zkalandia's JiKronT on the Small Pox.

The s.s. Zealandia carried no freight for Honolulu on her present voyage. She stopped about three miles oil' the pott and landed passengers and mails. Tlie ships report states that small pox is no longer considered epidemic there. Only a few sporadic cases occur at rare intervals among tlie natives. The other islands of the group are said to be entirely free from the' disease. The death rate has been decreas ing rapidly for some weeks past, and it is expected that quarantine restrictions will soon be unnecessary.

LATEST

DESPATCHES.—DIMINU.

TLON IN THE DISEASE.

The Saturday Press of May 14th says :— " There has been a notable diminution in the number of small-pox cases in the past week, and on Wednesday and Thursday no fresh cases was reported. On Friday,how ever, a native living at the corner of Liliha and School streets was found with the disease broken out on him and he and all the occupants of the premises were at once removed to the small-pox hospital. This man had been employed as a special constable in charge of quarantined houses. The plan of removing the whole household where a case occurs has proved more successful than placing a guard over tlie house; and we believe that there is but one yellow flag in the city or suburb to-day. Two more cases were discovered in the course of the Friday forenoon, yet this only nukes the total for the week 22, of which six took the disease on the hospital pre mises. If the abatement of the epidemic remain as favourable as at present the Board of Education will opeu its schools again on 'Wednesday the 18th. If we do get rid of the small pox now, we hope that physicians aud vaccinators may still keep a good look out, and every one still on the alert to hf-lp to stave it off for a long future.

For the week ending at S a.m. of Friday, May 13th, ISSI :—Patients in hospital.May 6 th, 6S ; received from town, i 6; broke out (in premises, 6. Total, 90. Died, G; dis charged cured, 28. Total, 34. Remaining May 13th, 56'- Kokuas aud quarantined persons other than patients 107, making the total number now on the premises 163 exclusive of em ployers. Among the patients now in the Hospital there arc six children under fire years of age aud four between the ages of live or ten.—Charles T. Kodgeks, M.D.

WRECK OF A TRAIN.

Ruin Wroughtby a Broken Trestle in loiva—The Cars Hurledinto the Mereclosia.

Chicago, April 21st.

The " Evening Journal's " Clinton, lewa, special fays : At 5 o'clock this morning, as the liightexpress train, Westbound, on the ltock * Island Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, was moving at an ordinary speed across the trestle work over Meredosia Kiver, a mile south of Albauy, 111., the trestle gave way, ana the train, without warning, was sud denly precipitated into the river. The train consisted of an engine, tender, baggage car and passenger aud sleeping care. All went down except the sleeper, which hangs over the end of the bridge at an angle of 45 degrees, the upper end high in the air. Two cars lloated off down the stream. The passenger coach lodged against an island forty rods away. The baggage car Etuck in the middle of the stream about the same distance. Only the roofs of two cars are now iv sight. Engineer "West and a fireman (name un known) residing at Freeport, went down in the cab, and nothing has been seen since of the locomotive or the men. Baggageman Samuel Flanagan, HrakcrnanHarry Meyers, Messenger Dan Elithrope aud Conductor Thomas Fuller, all escaped. All are injured, except the latter. Their escape is a miracle.

Eleven passengers were in the forward car. Of these, two men jumped ashore, as a floating car passed the abutment of tbe wagon bridge, which went out yesterday. Another jumped, but fell back, and was drowned. The woman and one child, and the boy from Pine River were taken off to the car after it lodged at the Islaud, and tbe other six passengers, including tbe man from Pine River, aud the little child of the lady aud Dr. Lundy were diowned. These, together with the engineer and fireman, make eight lives lost in all. Only three passengers were in tbe sleeper, and they, together with the colored porter, were in bed. They climbed out of the rear end, and escaped uninjured. The wounded were made comfortable at the hotel. The lady is prostrated by the Rhock.

The river is a perfect torrent where the trestle went out. It is said that a freight twin passed over the bridge an hour or so ahead of the passenger train. Twenty boats are at work in the pouriDg rain, searching for the bodies, and rescuing the luggage. All the bodies are believed, however, to be washed out. A hole has been cut in the roof of the baggage-car, and some baggage is taken out. The shore here and for eight miles below is lined with people looking for tokens of tho wreck.

An Englishman Seized by Turk ish Brigands.

Mr Buter, an Englishman, for some tone correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph " at Dobuidseh during the Russo-Torkish war, has been captured by Turkish bigands, aud 'uld for £15,000 ransom. The brigands are likely to have then trouble foruothing, and .'tud to murder the unfortunate "special out of disappointment. At the samo time the British Ambassador has informed the

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