SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH VVAIItK-j To _ morrow Mornlnu. 5.51 SUNSKT.—This Evening, 4.45 SUNRISE.—To-Morrow MorninT. 7.13 MOON'S AGE.—First Utiartcr, oth, 2.58 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING. Gleneig, s.s., Farquhar, f-om Tauranga Queen, schooner, Jone., from Hokianga TO-DAY. Reward, schooner, Anderson, from Whangarei Fingal, s.s.. IS or.-is, from Mangawai Golden Isle, pchoonor, Wntts, for Russell Hawk, schooner. Grey, for a cnii.o Adah, ketch, Jones, for I hamea Atlantic, schoonor, ."VtcKcnzie, for Russell.

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVKN.NO. Argyle, s.s., Crawford, for Whungaroi Hin«arooma, s.s., Chatileld, for Russell Gem. schooner, Pearco, for Tairua Grlilln. schooner. Doughty, for Poverty Bay Sunboaui,schoonor, Sloano. for Kingsrnill Group Zillah, totch, Jones, for Thanias

PROJECTED DEPARTURES

-London—Peru, early Sydney—Rotomahana, Tuesday; City of Sydnoy, P.lU,s.s.. 28th Melbourne vift South—Ringarooma, Thursday Taranakiand South-Penguin, Sunday Noumea—Tauranga, early Rnsiell and Northern ports—lona, Monday Whangarei and Mangapai—Argyle, Tuesday and Friday Tauranga—Gleneig, Tuesday and Thursday Mangawai- Fingal, Thursday Meroury Bay—Fingal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of Sydney, P.M.s.s., from San Francißco, 26th Inconstant, H.M.S. frigate, 5780,16 guns, Rear- Admiral Right Hon. Karl of Clanwilliam, from Melbourne vift Sydney Carysfort, H.M.S. corvette, 2353,11 gans, Cant. Henry V. Stephonaon, C.8., from Melbourne via Sydney Tourmaline, H.M.S. corvette, 2120, 12 guns, Capt. Robort P. Dennis toun, from Melboarno via Sydney . Bacchante. H.M.S. corvette, 1130,16 guns. Right Hon. Charles T. M. D, Scott, Ironi Molbourno vifl, Sydney „ t Cleopatra, H.M.S. corvetta, 2383. 14 guns, Capt. Frances Durrant, from Melbourno vift Sydney Halcione. ship (J.N.M.S.), from London; to Bail March 4 Rakaia, ship, from London Ashmore, ship (Q.S.J. X.), from London ; to sail Famenotb, ship (P.8.F.J.), from London i Waikato. ship (M.P.K.V,), from London; loading April 5 Chile, baique (K.H.N.V.), from London; to sail January 10 Loch Doon, barque (L.H.G.V.), from London; to Bail March 2 Orient, barque (R.C.J.N.), from New; York Bailed Fobrnary 11 Coronilla, barque (K.8.V.Q.), from London ; sailed Feb. 15 Dunkeld, barque (Q.W.N.V.), from London; to ; sail March 31 Camille, brig, from Now York via Lyttelton ; sailed April 2 Orwell, brigantino, from tho Islands Ethel, hrig-tntino, from Adelaide '. Ada C- Owen, brigantine from Mauritius Seagull, brigantine. from Lyttelton . Roderick Dhu, brigantine, from Dunedin ; to Eail June 5 g Oamaru, brigantine, from Dunedin; to sail June 10 Oceola, brigantine, from New York

IMPORTS.

Per Flirt, from Tonga: 200,000 oranges, 11 native mats. Outwards Coastwisk.—Longoon, for Ngun goru; Atlantic, for Russell. The B.s. Gleneig amend from Tanrangaatll 'o'clock last evening, with the following passen gers:—Mies Wakefield, Captain Morris and Ellis, Messrs Asher, Bachra, Douglas, Burra, Redmond, Waymouth, J. MoLeod, Knrnan, and 2 steerage. I_he BOhooner Advance left Lyttelton for Auckland yesterday. News has been rocaived in town to-day to the effect that the cmtor Ellen, *ho property of Mr Kelly, of Maraital, is high and dry on the Howiok Beach. The Ellen is a vet Bel of 16 tons. She was driven np during the gale on Haturday. It is thought there will be no difficulty in getting her off, as, to all appearances, she is quite sound. The s.s. Taiaroa was coaled by the schooner Reward, whioh arrived from Whangarei this morning, and leaves for Uunedin direct at 6 o'clock this evening. She takes no passengers. The schooner Queen from Hokianga, brought 62 socks gum. Owing to the removal of the old tee of tho QuCen-street'wharf, the A.S.S. Co.'s offlco has to be Bhif ted. The Kaipara S.S. Co.'s office will pro •bablybe occupied by Mr Lodderin the mean time. The passage of the s.s. Gleneig from this port to Tauranga on Friday last was a very stormy one. She left the wharf at noon on Friday and had to seek shelter in .Mercury Buy at mid night, Captain Farquhar having experienced great difficulty in getting there, owing to the strong -lasterly gale blowing. She resumed her voyage on Saturday morning at 8 O clock and arrived at Tauranga the same evening at 5 p.m. The bar was very rouijh. and while crosaing'a heavy sea was Bhipped, which Bliuhtly iDJnred the Blearing and companion and completely flooded the steerage compartment. The damage was repaired at Tauranga.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

DEPARTURES. Hinemoa. Government s.s,, for Wellington Ha wea, 8.5., Konnedy, for the South

EXPORTS.

Per Kawea, for New Plymouth—2o gunnies sugar, 2 cases powder, 50 boxes candles, 6 boves soap, 2 rangs grates, 33 packages spirits a cases kerosene. 1 case, 1 bale corrugated iron, 1 bale paper, 3 hoxeß tobacco, 10 bundles bags, 40 pack ages enndries. For Nelson—3 genrdes sugar, 5 packages loinery, 31) boxes soap, i packages. For Picton—l2 boxes joinery, 14 packages sun dries. For Wellington—22 bundles and 497 bars iron, 3 packages. For Lyttelton—2 cases. For Greymonth-1 case.

Thess. Ha wea left for the South at 3.15 p.m. ye3terday.

The Government steemer Hinemoa left at 3 yeßtorday afternoju for Wellington,

The s.B. Lalla Rookh left Waitara, yesterday afternoon and should arrive some time this after noon. Sho returns thither at 3 p.m. to morrow.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

~ r ~, Russell, this day. Sailed: Waleahip-Alaska. Arrived; Ringa rooma. She Bails again at 5 p.m. Passengors: Mr Taylor, Mesdames Cook and MoLeod.

.. Port Chalmers, yesterday. Arrived : Rotomahana. b.s., from the Bluff; Bailed: Otago, ship, for Timaru ."

AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET.

■ Junk 8, 1831. Bank of N.Z.-Buyers, £2215s f ■Colonial Bank—4ssCd; buyers,4s3; sellers, 46s N.Z. Insurance—Sellers, 74s S,B. Insnranoe—BuyeTS, 51b ; severs, 54s National Insurance—Buyers, 23s 6d; sellers, 29i 6d Union Insurance—Buyers, 22s Colonial Insurance—Buyers, 10s Auckland Gas-Sellerj, £10153 Thames Gas—Sellers, 31s Union Sash and Door—Buyers, £6; sellers, -36Tb N.Z. Loan and Mercantile—Buyers, £S 10s Bay of Islands Coal Co.—Sellers, £10 National Mortgage—Sellers, 29s Moanattviri G.M. Co.—Buyers, 22a f Alburnia G.M. Co.—Buyers. 26s 6d' "'.',""., Caledonian—Sellers, 10s 3d :. - Golden Crown—Sellers, Hs6d Union—2s 3d to 2s 6d Barrett's-2s2dto2sid JOSEPH NEWMAN, ... - - Chairman.

Mail Notice.

Mails will Close as Under.— This Day. „ For Tarrangn, Ohlnomutu, and Opotlki. por Gloneltr. at 4 p.m. For Port Charles, Otago, and Canterbury, per Talaroa, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. TnunSDAY, 9th instant. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 9.30 a.m. For Waiwora, Te Kapa, Craigioburn. and Warkworth, por Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Gisborno, Napier, Southern portß, and Aus tralian Colonies, per Ringarooma, at 11 a.m. For Waitara, &0,, por Lalla Rookh, at 1 p.m. Friday, 10th instant. ForWaihekeand Coromandol, perCoromandel, at 12.30 p.m. For Now Plymouth, Wanganui, and South, per Oroti, at 1 p.m. Saturday, 11th Instant. For Taranaki and Southern Ports, per Penguin, at 4.30 p.m. Tuesday, 21st instant. Per b.s. City of New York, aa follows :— For Sandwioh Islands, United States of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Lato letters bearing an extra foe of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be reoelved by the Mail Agent on board tho steamer up to the time of sailing. ~ This mail will bo due in London on Tuesday, August 2nd 1831, S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-ofllco. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Jone 8,1881. Theatre Royal-Pollard's Lilliputian Opora Company, 8 p.m. St. Patrick's Hall — Quarterly Meeting of H.A.C.B Society at 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

SPRAGG.-On June 7th. at Ponsonby, tho wife of Wesley Sprang, of a son,

Marriage.

HUNT-HUNNISETT.-On May 23, at tho resi dence of tho bride's father, by the Rev. H. K. Dowsbury, Nioholas, second son of John Hunt, of Watchot, Somerset, England, to Emily, eldoat daughter of John Hunnisett, of Auckland.lato of Sussex, England,

Death.

EWEN.—On June 7th, at Nanlahere, near BamUton, Isabella, the beloved wife of Charles Kwen, and sister of Frances Charles Lewis, Remuera. ELLIOTT.-On June 7th, at Bath-street, Par noil, Edwin Arthur, youngest Bon of Thomas Henry and Margaret Elliott, ag- d 2 years. The funeral wilt leave his parontß' residence at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, 9thinst.

Notices to Correspondents.

ENQUIRER.—If a landlord allows his house to got into an inhabitable state and refuses to do anything, wo fear your only alternative is oither to repair the building yourself or leave.

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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1881.

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

We recently noticed a curious inquiry that was going on in connection with the Tara naki harbour works, and promised to review it further when the evidence deve loped the whole case. The inquiry is now at an cud, nnd the Committee, in their report, sustain many of the material allega tions. They find that there has been a conflict oi authority between the engineer and tho harbour master, which caused delay iv discharging the ship Adamant. They also regret that second-hand plant to the value of £955 was purchased by their engineer in England. With reference to the breakage of the Titan lift the report says: "On enquiring the name of the marine engineer who designed these machines, Mr Rees in formed the Committee that himself and Mr Lyon, an engineer in the employ of Messrs Shanks and Son, designed them. Without questioning the capacity of these gentlemen to design tools of this class, the Committee think it would have been more satisfactory to the Public generally if they had been either designed or approved by some marine engineer of eminence' in the profession, whose practical experience in such work would have placed their, value lor- the purpose intended beyond doubt." Upon the locomotive steam crane which formed one ot the subjects of inquiry, the report says:—"The locomotive steam crane and excavator we find is biiilt to!4ft. SJin. gauge, while the gauge of rail at the works is 3ft. Gin. This would necessitate an extra rail to be laid if the crane was re quired to travel along the line. Mrj Rees informed the Committee that the crane* was advisedly bought at this gauge to give it greater stability as an excavator. Mr Stanger, late foreman fitter, states that Mr Rees informed him that it was sent out the wrong gauge by mistake; Mr Rees also stated that the chief work of the crane, in addition to hoisting 2.000 tons of English cement on to the wharf| would be to act as an excavator, and fill trucks with sand and ballast from off the beach at low water. This appears to conflict, in some measure, with what is stated in a printed report to the Board dated 12th June, 1880, where Mr Rees shows that a saving of 3s per yard of concrete would be made by using the' clean drift sand off tho top ot the cutting, instead of the sand thrown up by. the sea as recommended by Sir John Coode." The committee also recommend the appointment of Mr Rhind as General Foreman of Works.for the whole job, and conclude :—" As it appears that a spirit of opposition and want or co-operation exists on the part of some' officers of the Board, which leads to loss of time and money, .and causes delay in the execution of necessary work, the Com mittee recommends .that a circular be sent to all officers informing them that the Board expects good and faithful service, and that in the event of any charge of ob struction or want of co-operation being proved in the future, it will involve the, penalty of instant dismissal from the ser vice of the Board." Having thus admonished their employes not to quarrel among themselves, thereby causing unseemly scandals which attract too much attention to the game of ducks and drakes with public money which is going on at New Plymouth, the Boara doubtless hope that operations will proceed merrily until their funds are exhausted, and they have to come to Parliament for more. But surely some steps will be taken in the House of Repre sentatives this session to have _ thoroughly independent investigation into this gigantic scheme before the colonial credit is commit ted any further for what practical men de clare to be an endless and finally worthless job. If half the money already spent at the Sugar Loaves had been expended in im. proving the navigation of the Waitara river the results would have been very different. But the interests of a few tradesmen who have built at New Plymouth must, we suppose be conserved, if possible, though the colony itself should go bankrupt in the endeavour.

Private advices of a reliable character state that it is probable that Captain Erskine will succeed Rear-Admiral Wilson as commander on the Australian station.

The recent rains have brought down a much needed supply of logs to the various mills. The Union Sash and Door Company have advices of between 3000 and 4000 logs at their saveral sawmills on the East and West Coast.

The regular drill of the Auckland Kifle Battalion was held last night in the Drill shed, but the attendance was Bmall— mustering altogether about-40 nien. The Victoria Company was under command of Lieutenant Self, and the Scottish under Captain Birnie.

Our morning contemporary is in error in stating that the Kawakawa coal mine is flooded. The only portion of the colliery damaged by the late heavy rain was the railway, which has, by this time, been re paired. The mine received no injury whatever. It is also quite untrue that the Kamo mine is flood cd. This mine is worked by drives in the hill-side ; it is therefore a physical impossibility to flood it.

Amongst those who had taken oat passages in the Tararua on her last trip from Wellington was Mr Grattan Riggs. He intended proceeding direct, to Mel bourne, but on arrival at Lyttelton was offered an engagement, which he accepted, andj to this fortuitous circumstance he is probably indebted for the preservation of his life. i ' " :

Informations against six persons tor breaches of the Female Employment Act, have been laid by Serjeant Gamble, and will be heard on Mouday next before Mr Barstow at the Police Court.

Daniel Garnaut, son of Mr Garnaut, sail maker, of Fort-street, was accidentally drowned yesterday while crossing a river at the Kaipara. Deceased was in the employ of Mr Mitchelson, storekeeper, as clerk, and was crossing on a raft, when it upset and precipitated hitn into the water. The particulars beyond the drowning have not reached us. The telegram appears elsewhere. ,

Professor Haselmayer attracted a good audience last night at the Devonport Hall, North Shore, and performed a series of his wonderful tricks. Psycho, the whist-player, wan introduced, and played a game with some of the best bauds at the North Shore, but without the usual success, holding an indifferent hand. The professor leavee to day for the Thames.

Blondiu has a son (Bon-Bon) who follows in the tight-rope footsteps of his father. Bou-Bon performs all the feats done by his father over the Niagara Cataract, including carrying his brother and his cub bear on his back over the high rope. He also adver tises that £100 will be given to any person or^persons proving Bon-Bon, the young Blondin, not to be the son of the original hero of Niagara Falls. Wise child, Bon- Bon I

An Ashburton correspondent of the " Timaru Herald " mentions a case in which "A farmer took his grain to a merchant to be sent Home for sale. On this grain ho got au advance of £600. It brought over £1200 in the London market. Out of that how much do yov think he has to get from thd merchant ? Not a cent but has k to refund £50, tho hundrcd-aud-ono little expenses that farmers havo to pay between the rail-way station in New Zealaud and the hands of the London buyer just swallowing about half what the produce brought when sold in tho great metropolis."

A meeting of the Tuakau and Harrisville School Committee was held in tho Tuakau school-room ou the evening of the 4th inst. Mr A. Brown, the Chairman of Committee, read the report ot the Inspector upon the Tuakau school, which showed that there wore on the roll at the time of oxaniiuation g3 males and 45 females. Tho total pre sented was GG; total passed, 50. An ap plication for tbo use of the Harrisville school for an entertainment was acceded to. Mr Jones proposed, and Mr Poland seconded, "That in future the schools be not granted for entertainment purposes without the approval of a majoiity of Com mittee," which was agreed to. '_ The consi deration of some routine business closed the meeting.

" Late Royal Navy " thinks with refer ence to H.M.S. Inconßtaut and the ill-fated Captain quoted by us last night from the " Melbourne Age " may mislead. He says : •'lt was almost, if not altogether an im possibility to tell what ship of fourteen was nearest to her, as sho foundered about twelvo o'clock at night on the Gth ot Sep tember, 1870, and there was nothing definite of such or any survivors before four o'clock next day, when news was brought from Corcubian in Spain by H.M.S. Volage, that being tho place that the survivors, being eighteen in number, landed, so as to assist ance thero could have been none rendered by the Inconstant.

The passenger traffic between Auckland and Onehunga must either bo very light, or else the railway authorities aud 'bus pro prietors evince considerable neglect in pro viding for the convenience of the travelling publicr There was no train to Onehunga between tho hours of 9.10 a, ni, and noon to-day, and persons desiring to attend the Licensing Court at Onehuuga were disap pointed. A 'bus was announced to leave the Greyhound Hotel at 11 o'clock, and several intending passengers proceeded there imme diately prior to the time in question. The bus did not start, and on enquiry it was learned that the next vehicle for Onehunga would not leave till noon. Comment is needless.

A telegram describiug the flood in the Missouri river and its tributaries says:— "The Jim river has boon full from bluff to bluff from a mile to a mile and a half wide. Its low water width is about ten rods. All its bottom lands for seventy-five miles up are overflowed, and most of the houses upon the bottom have been swept away. Tbe destruction of property is great, and the destitute flood sufferers are still being cared for in Yankton. Twenty-three thousand Govern ment rations have been issued, and pro bably as much more furnished by Yankton people. The demand is greater than the supply, and all applicants are in positive need of aid. Governor Hand is taking steps to secure the burial of the dead cattle, horses and dogs, the carcasses beginning to decompose."

An accident occurred yesterday, near Helensville, to a plate-layer named Robert Good, while in the act of uncoupling a ballast waggon from a brake van while the train wns in motion, the carriages) passing over his thighs. Dr Stewart was in atten dance as early as possible and found, on examination, that Good was much injured, his thighs being severely lacerated, buc in the doctor's opinion, no bones were broken. The wounds were dressed and tho unfor tunate man was put on board the s.s. Lily, and conveyed to Auckland, and from thence to the Hospital where he received prompt attention from Dr. Cooper, the house surgeon,' The patient suffered great pain from the wounds which bleld profusely. It will take a considerable time, in the estima tion of the medical gentlemen,! before Good will be able to resume his usual employ ment.

The United States Government are con sidering measures to stay the flow of Mor mon immigration to its shores—particu larly of women for polygamsus purposes. It has under consideration a suggestion that a provision of the cxistiug law might be strained so as to apply. This provision is contained under an Act of March 3, 1875, which makes it un lawful for aliens of the following classes to immigrate into the United States namely :—Persons who are undergoing sentence for conviction in their own country for felonious crimes other than political, or growing out of or the result of such political offences,' or whose, sentenco has been remitted on condition of their im migration, and women imported for the purposes of prostitution. Whether this can be construed so as to include these obnoxious immigrants, aud so cut off the Mormon supply of recruits is now the question under discussion. Should it be decided in the negative Congress will, it is understood, be asked at the next session to enact a law which will strictly prohibit the admission of Mormon immigrants. "(" ■'

An action for breach of promise of mar riage, was commenced in the Supreme Court, Melbourne, on May 30tb, of a some what extraordinary character, owing to the peculiar position of the plaintiff. The defendant is John Conlan Smith, at the time a resident in Auckland, The plaintiff brings action in her maiden name, Mary Kirkman Crook. Her first husband left her in Sydney, and whilst there, and after she had instituted proceedings for divorce, she mot and became engaged to a draper, named Coulth, with whom she went through a form of marriage, after obtaining a decree nisi, which she thought, at the time, was all that was necessary. She went with Coulth to New Zealand, and six months afterwards she received the decree absolute, and ascertained, for the first time, that the document being dated subsequent to her marriage with Coulth, the ceremony was illegal.]. Coulth declined to go through the form of marriage a second time, and in consequence, frequent quarrels were the result. The plaintiff, with Coulth, next took a lodging-house in Auckland, and one of the lodgers who came there was defendant. According to plaintiff's state ment, he proposed marriage to her, knowing her position, and in consequence she gave up her home and followed him to Mel bourne. He, however, refused to carry out his promise, and consequently she brought the present action.

Mr Dixon, of Melbourne, has applied for a patent in New Zealand "for a new process of making gas. This gentlemen passed through Auckland' lon his way through Europe and America, for the purpose of patenting his invention all over the world, 15 months ago. Of course, the actual process is, at present, a secret, but Mr Dixon informed the writer that it was very simple indeed, and he claims he can manufacture a gas of a higher illumin ating power than the present marketable standard at a little over a quarter the price. Also that the necessary plant is very inexpensive. A company of very influential men has been formed in Melbourne (the £1 shares of which are not to be bought for £3), and an offer was made to the Melbourne Gas Company for the use of their mains, the Dixon Company agree ing to give the Melbourne Gas Co. 50 per cent; of the profit. If Mr Dixon can accomplish half he claims, the electric light will have a poor show; and the people will have a light at 2s Gd or 3s per 1000 feet. Time will shew. At present, we wait to see the development in Mel bourne, and hope it will be a little more than a blast of the trumpet that was heard there by Mr Trollope. '}■ ,

The members of the Auckland Skatiug Club are reminded by advertisement that they must take up their ticket!) before Wed nesday next.

Constable Murray brought a prisoner named John Davis, aged 72, from Hamilton, who was committed for trial at the July sittings of the Criminal Court, on a charge of violating a young girl, Alice Messenger, who was under the age of 12. The old man treated the charge with perfect indifference and even with levity.

The gross proceeds of tho recent con versazione at the Museum were about £GO, and as the expenses only amounted to £20 there remains a sum of £40 to.be devoted to the improvement of tho institution. Such a result must be highly satisfactory to the promoters of tlio late undertaking.

The iiiquiry into the wreck of tho schooner Policeman, occupied the Nautical Court until dark and only the evidence of Captain Champion was taken. Tho chief portion of the Captain's evidence appeared in our last issue, and the remainder had been published previously. Three witnesses aro yet to be examined. The further hear ing of the case was adjourned until Satur day morning at 10 o'clock.

The population of New York according to the census of 1880 is 1,894,007. au in crease of 28 per cent, since 1870. The value of real estate has increased 742,103,078 dols. in 1870, to 942,471,Gd dols in 1880, but personal estate has 90 creased from 308,288,374 dols. to -201,194,037 dols.

Tho members of St. Andrews' Class will meet tomorrow evening at halt-past seven o,clock; and after some preliminary busi ness, a paper will he read by Mr J. Black man, entitled "Recollections of Charles Kingsley," in which will be given an ac count of tho writer's interview and corres pondence with the fo,mous " Chariest clergy man," and model preacher.

The expected team of English Cricketers will play matches in Now Zealand as follows: — Auckland, November 24th, 25th, aud 26th; Wellington, Decem ber Ist, 2nd, aud 3rd ; Christchurch, December sth, 6th, and 7th ; Timaru, De cember Bth ; Oaninrn, December 9th ; Dun edin, December lOtli, 12th, and 13th; Inver- Cargil, December 15th and lGth. They then go ou to Melbourne, playing thcro from December 26' th to January 3rd, and again, after a tour through Australia, ou March 3rd.

Kotum of sick treated at the Provincial District Hospital for the week ending Saturday, June 4th, 1881. Remained last return, 103; admitted eince,[lo; discharged, 7; died, 3; remaining, 103; males, 79; females, 24, Arraugemont of cases: zy motic, 22; constitutional, 10; local, 37; developmental, 20; violent, 14. Three deaths occurred, viz.: W.McB., aged 72 years, ou May 30th; H. 0., aged 2G years, on June 2nd, of typhoid fever; G.VV,, aged G9 years, on June 3rd, of phthisis pulmonalisi. Thanks arejreturned to Mrs Stacey for a parcel of old linen.

Although tho July sessions of the Circuit Court are at hand, no intimation has yet been, received in Auckland as to who will be the presiding judge. Mr Justice Gillies, it is known, is coming up North, but the report is pretty general that Mr Justice Kichmond will occupy the Bench. There docs not, however, appear to bo any reliable foundation for the rumour. In all proba bility, speculation upon tho matter will be set at rest in a few days. At any rate, Mr Justice Gillies is to be relieved of the Otago circuit, for tho "Dunedin Times" authori tatively states that the Chief Justice hus signified his intention to take the Bench there at tbo opening of the criminal sessions, To tho Editor : Sir,—ln yours of Mon day evening "Manchester," (a place I suppose of much more than half-a-million of inhabitants) is said by the aid of a "Manager" to have achieved a "great success" with the "earth closet system." I thank you for the notice. For tho last past ten years I have iterated and reiterated, that all that was requirod here was a "Manager." I have also denounced the crooked policy of whining (as an answer), "The want of means;" aud yet spending yearly on their own abortive schemes more than would have established a proper system in this place.—Yours, Sec, J, B. Strange. A young lady teacher at Greymouth has beeu sued on a frivolous charge of beating a child too severely on the hand with a cauo. ThoGrey River Argus states that great interest was taken in.the case, and the sympathies of a large portion ot those iv Court were evidently in favour of the youug lady teacher, as when His Worship came to that part of his judgment where he said he would dismiss tliecaso, a very demonstrative expression of satisfaction was given vent to, but it was promptly and sternly repressed by the Court officials, It would appear that although Miss Gilroy bore up bravely^ all day without ovincing any signs of emotion of "distress, the strain was too much for her, for directly she left the Court-room at the close of the case the poor girl fainted.

The Nativo Lands Court made its deci sion yesterday upon the conflicting claims of the Kawerau and Ngatiwai tribes to the ownership of the Little Barrier Island, the judges being unanimous in their opinion that tho Ngatiwai had clearly estab lished their case. It was Btat.id in the judgment that the Kawerau had adduced no proof whatever except their bare word, while even their statements disagreed. The Ngatiwai, on the other hi.ud", had -proved their claim by all the cvideuce ordinarily adducible in native.casia. They had shewn occupation and cultivation; they had giveu the names of places; they had had children born there, and dead buried there; they had pointed out the secret places, the wahi tapu; aud admit that they had killed and cateu men there; aud they had for _ long time past been sell ing gum, firewood, and stone from tho island. Upon the application, of Mr D. A. Tole, the land was declared to be inalienable except to Her Majesty, the position of the island making it of extreme value for pur poses of defence. The Court then adjourned.

A public meeting convened by . Major Harris has been held in tho school-room, Tuakau, to consider whether it would not be well to elect three trustees to take charge of the Tuakau Volunteer and: Recreation Ground, who would take stops to beautify it, tiisn leave it to continue in. its hitherto forlorn looking condition. After' soinc desultory 'speech-making, the followiug were elected by! the, civilians j—-Messrs Collins, Cohen and Poland,, and. Messrs, C, Drbmgool, A'. Brown and J. Brown by the Volunteers. The six elected tho Mayor to, be the seventh membefi After this,a'third meeting was held,,,Mr Brown, seh'r.,' in the fchair. Major Harris explained the Object of the meeting, to con-, sider what could'be done to remove the obstacles to the progress of the district. The dreary look ot the settlement along the road from the railway station to the Wai kato river was unehahged for the last dozen years, (and he was sure while the Waste Lands Hoard had it classified as tQwnland'at,£3o an, acre, it would keep the same appearance for the next couple of centuries. The inaction of the Waste Lands Board in the matter was severely criticised. The meeting unanimously re quested Major Harris to do all in his power to get tho lands in question altered in classification from town land to suburban. Major Harris was then thanked for his ser vices, and the' meeting dispersed.—(Own Correspondent.) : The f plowing remarks on the licensing question were made by the Premier at Leeston. "I explained last year the principle upon which the Licensing Bill would be framed, namely, to make the law strict but not uujust to existing license holders; to give local option with regard to hew licenses—in other words, not to allow new licenses to be granted in a district un less with the consent of the inhabitants of that district; but not to apply that principle to existing bouses, because we do not think it just to deprive holders of licenses who conduct their business well and respectively, and who by a long course of .legislation have received an implied promise that they will not to be disturbed unless for misconduct. I say we do not think it fair to deprive such holders of their licenses without giving them compensation. There is one question which has become an important one since iastiyear. and which will have to be dealt with in,this Bill. It is the increase of drinking estab lishments in some parts,of the Colony under the guise of Working iMen'6. Clubs. Now, a bond fide Working Men's Club is an institution which J. shall do my best to support. But in some towns in the Colony these so-called Working' Men's Clubs are started not by working men, bnt very often by men who have actually been refused Or have lost' their license. They _,tart What they call a Working Men's Club, to provide the most easy and trifling terms of admission, in fact, entirely evade the licensing law, and so carry on a liquor traf fic without auy control, without, any regu lations, and without any license whatever. That appears to me, gentlemen, from what I have seen in other parts of the Colony, to be one of the most threatening evils at the present moment, and we propose to deal with it. After much consideration it ap pears to us that the best way of meeting the difficulty is to provide that all establish ments for the sale of liquors, whether they are working men'e clubs or gentleman's clubs, or public-houses, should take out a license and should all be. placed under police supervision." ■ *■■ '' -

| At the close of tho Court for adjourn | ment yesterday Captain Champion stated j that he had been in error in saying the I Policeman was insured in the South 1 British for £550. He should havo said in the New Zealand for £500.

Mr Blackmore has received the following telegram from Coromandel to-day: — "Good gold in flat reef. Ono stone 150 lbsj; weight ; gold all through."

A number of the Italian girls from the Marquis de Ray's settlement have been happily mated in Sydney. It is reported ths'.t a fresh batch of immigrants, including tho Marquis himself, has arrived at Singa pore en route for New Ireland. Whon these arrive at their destination and find their predecessors conspicuous by their absence, it is not at all improbable that they will follow.

Our reporter visited the house of Mr Wright, situated opposite St. Paul's Church, and just above the works of Mr Lamb now in progress in Fort-street, and certainly there ia great erase for alarm in the minds of the occupiers who cannot rest in their beds, boing continually in fear of tho house, or part of it, being precipitated over the precipice to a distance of something like a hundred feet. The back of Mr Wright's house is ouly about six yards from the edge of the cutting. Something should certainly be done effectually to avert a catastrophe, which seems imminent, and which must sooner or later take place, as the earth is gradually wearing away and rolling down the steep with ominous sounds.

A well-attended meeting of the Directors and shareholders of the Columbia Gold Mining Company was held this afternoon in Mr McDonnell's office, Insurance Build ings. Mr Thomas "Macffarlane was in the chair. The minutes of tho previous meeting being read and confirmed, the Mine Manager's report was produced and accepted. Mr Macffarlane moved, and Mr Connell seconded, and it was carried, "That the directors bo authorised to let on tribute such por tions of tho mine as thoy may deem advisable, on the report of the manager. The chairman suggested that the Albion| and Columbia be ainalgamted, which he thought would be to the interest of both companies. A special moeting|is_ to bc'called for their consideration and decision of shareholders.

Professor Cailliau intends opening this ovonlug In thn Parnell Public Hall, where the Profe.Bor will meet with much support from tho young people ot that pleasant district.

Mr D. U, Gamier has recently removed to spacious premises in Albert-street closo to the Star Hotel, and by civility and attontion trusts to secure the patronage o£ the Auckland publio. He has tho finest stock of ourlos in New Zea land, and repairs all kind ol antique jowellery. On parlo Fransais.

A service of song " Elijah " will be given to-morrow evening in the sohool-roora of Alex andra .street, commencing nt 7.30, in aid of the repairing fund. Wo understand that' Elijah," a composition of much musical merit, has not yet been performed at any of the sohool enter tainments in this city. ■

By advertisement in another column, the members of the Ponsonby 'At Home' aro re minded that the nextdanoe will take place on Friday, tho 10th inst. The Committeo are determined to-seapup tho reputation of these popular monthly dances, and aro again energising tbomsolves so as to make tho second jußtas ple-^ant and successful as the first. Those intending to bo present are requested to be punctual; tbe ball opening at oight and closing at half-past twelVe sharp. Tiokets of member ship must bo produced at the door.

SCINTILLATIONS.

A Teacher's Association is being formed in Waikato.

The Thames-Komata Road is now proceed ing without prospect of further obstruction, Mr W. Lovett has been elected a member cf Hamilton Borough Council, vice Mr Davis resigned. During this cold one needs all the cloth ing he can get. It is dangerous to leave off any habit, be it never so bad. Miss Lizzie Morgan has had a second beuefit at Hoki.ika iv consequence of the weather being against tho success of the first.

Tho Auckland Savings' Bank Trustees intend to give local stone a trial in the erection of their handsome new three-storey building. They invite samples., The election ot auditors for the Borough of Gisborne resulted: William Ratcliffe (elected) 72; William .Kentish McLean (elected) G7; Edwin T. Woon, 18; Sydney Josias Bromley, 7. Mrs McGahey, the woman whose husband was murdered at Reef ton, and who recently gave herself up to tho police stating that she had set fire to his house, has been pronounced tq be insane. Mossrs Wooslen and Lopdcll, for Mr Alley, have brought; 2000 sheep overland from Napier to Hikutaia. They started on April 27th and fed by the wayside, arriving in good condition. Joseph Shultz, steward of the Silver Cloud, trading between Napier and New castle, and a baker named Kruse, carrying ou business in White Road, were convicted yesterday of smuggling about 2Solbs of tobacco.

"Puck" in tho "Otago Witness "says:— '" I havo been informed, on what I know to be excellent authority, that tho Sydney gentlemen who piloted Henri Ketten through this colony dropped just £2000 by the venture."

August Menzenheimer committed suicide in Louisville by freezing himself to death. Going under au open shed, on a very cold night, he removed all his clothes, laid him se f down on a board, and wa"» dead when discovered.

As a proof of the extraordinary rapid in crease of hares in the Timaru district, the Herald mentions that a party of t 10 sports men shot between 190 and 200 of them on the Peel Forest Estate in two days re cently. ■"' ' . . ■ •■'.'., "James,'' said the crocer, as he looked over his spectacles at the boy who was measuring out a half-bushel of potatoes, " I find that I have spelt' sugar ' with an 'h ' in it. Is that right ?"' "No, sir," replied the clerk, after spelling the word over several time 9. "No; I guess it isu't, but I have to scratch it out. What shall I do?" . "If it was vie, sir, and I put an ' h ' in sugar I, should order hams and leave the ' h ' off there." "Of course; of bourse; Really, James, but I begin to feel "my age, .and I only wonder that I don't sometime spell egg withtwo g's.'-' ■: v' \ •': ■ V it ■■•. ■■{

ST. MATTHEW'S CONCERT.

The first' of a series of'"winter evening entertainments under the auspices of the choir of St Matthew's Church and its friends was given in St James' Hall last night, Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the hall was comfortably filled. . The entertainment commenced with a nicely executed pianoforte duet by the' Misses Roy and Hooper. Mr Hen derson followed with "The Man of War,'' a selection which was not quite a judicious pne, put which the singer rendered with fair success, A "Serenade," by the Orpheus Glee 11,' Club, Messrs Howden, Burnham, Kings.ord, and Henderson was received with applause. " Cleansing Fires "was sung by Miss. Halstead with great taste and correct expression. She appeared rather nervous, but not sufficiently so to spoil the effect of what was unquestionably one of the choicest items of the concert. " A Summer o.ay," part song, was welLrendered by the choir, and was followed by a piano forte solo, a fantasia on " My Grandfather's Clock," by Mr Slater, (whoso performance received the applause it deserved, although the piece itselt is not one of extraordinary merit. ~ Miss Henderson, in the ballad "Aubade," had a rather difficult task to perform, but it was satisfactorily accom plished, though once or twice her voice fell short of what was required of it. The trio, "The Bells of St. Michael's Tower," was spoilt by'the harsh and discordant voice of the tenor ; Mr Worrall's song, "The Four Jolly Smiths " was encored, but on account of the length of the programme ho Was not allowed to respond to it. The choir gave another part song, and then Mr Parish sang a buffo song, " The Very Little Man," He was manifestly very imperfectly ac quainted with_ it, and hesitated several times. His voice is not altogether agree able to the ear. The first part closed with " Rulo Britannia," Mr Burnham taking the solo. In the second part the most note worthy items were MrsMorrin'ssong, "Adieu of Mary Queen ot fccots," a really first-class performance; a very pretty part song ",0 Hush thee my. Uaby," by the choir; Mr Gordon Gooch's two songs •"• The Mos3 Trooper." and " Now my Courage," both enthusiastically encored, but only the first responded to; Miss De Lacy's' 'ballad "I cannot Forget," and the vocal duet by the Misses Cant " Silver Moonlight Winds are Blowing," which was very sweetly 'and tastefully sung. Mr Burnham's song "i he Angel at the Window" was a strictly mechanical performance—the notes were correctly given, but the renderingtlacked animation and expression. The other items call for uo particular comment. Mr Joseph Brown officiated as conductor, and Mr Slater as accompanist, the duties of both being per formed in au able and satisfactory manner, The next entertainment of the series will consist of Amateur Theatricals, and will take place on the 30th inst., but whether in St. James' Hall is a matter of doubt, as some little time ago the church authorities pro hibited all such performances in their building. "x,v-'y.l\/.!.:■>.< <;;:/,. SK'i'fmM

CABLEGRAMS.

[Reuters telegrams.J SUPPLY. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. A temporary supply bill was passed through both houses last night, REFORM BILL. The Reform Bill, as amended by the Legislative Assembly, has been returned to the Legislative Council, but its acceptance by the latter Chambor is generally thought to be improbable. DESTRUCTIVE GALE AT MEL BOUKNE. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Owing to a severe gale which blew here last night, a bulwark consisting of 1,300 beam ends, erected on tho Yarra opposite Fisherman's Bend in connection with the river works, has become water-logged. A very high sea is running at the spot. THE POSTAL CONVENTION. MELBOURNE, June 7. The Postmaster-General has issued a circular despatch to tho Governments of the other colonies urging them to join in the Postal Convention. The despatch further suggests that the colonies should contribute towards the possible loss on the oceanic services. THE DARWIN LINE INTERRUP TED. MELBOURNE, June 7- The oyerland line between Adelaide and Port Darwin is interrupted.

MATA'S VICTORIES IN ADELAIDE.

(Special Telegram to Star, via Bluff.)

The following account of Mata's success full running at Adelaide has been tele graphed from the Bluff :—

Birthday Cup, of ten soys each, and 500 boys and Gold Cup (value lOOsovs) added; one mile and three quarters. Mata, 9st 21bs, (Williams) 1 Progress, 9st, (dales) 2 Crystal, Gst 71bs, (G. Williams) ... 3 Savanaka, 9st 21bs, (Wyman) 0 Suwarrow, Bst lib, (Yoeman's) 0 Odd Trick, Bst slbs (S. Davies) 0 Lothair, 7st 81bs (Day) 0 Rothschild, 7»t (Close) 0 Pawnbroker, 7st (Cracknell) 0 Venus, Gst Gibs (Quinn) 0 Rifleman, Gst 2lbs (Jones) 0 President, Gst (Phillips) 0

Betting: 2 to 1 Progress; 3 lo 1 Mata; 6 to 1 Kothschild; 8 to 1 Pawnbroker. From 10 to 20 to 1 the others. Lothair and Suwarrow ted at the start. Then Rothschild took up the running, with Odd Trick well up. After going half-a-mile Crystal and President showed in front, the favourites also being well forward. Rifleman was last throughout. Coming round into the straight, only four were left in, namely, Mata, Progress, Crystal and Odd Trick. Mata drew away at tbo dis tance, and won easily by two lengths from Progress, Crystal a bad third, Odd Trick fourth. Time : 3mins yjsecs, All Aobd Stakes, ot 4030v5; seven furlongs. H. Haines's c g Mata, 6 years (Williams) 1 D. R. Howie's bo Kohinoor, 2 years (Day) ... ... ... ..: ... 2 J. E. Savill's b m Miss Harriet, aged (Yeomans) 3 Aitken's blk g Gaspipe, aged ... ... 0 Betting: 10 to lon Mata. Kohinoor led all the way to the distance, when Mata, under the whip, came up, and, after a good set-to, made a dead heat of it, Miss Harriett a bad third, Time, lmin 31secs. In running off the dead heat, Mata drew away, and won by half a length. May Handicap of GOsovs; one mile and a quarter. Mata, Hbt 61ba (Williams) 1 Blue Ribbon, 7st 41b3 (Walker) 2 j Miss Harriett, Bst (Geo. Shaw) 3 There also ran Pawnbroker, Rothschild, 7st 21bs; Baron Yon Muller, 6st 131bs ; Loch aber, Gst 12lbs ; Dan, Gst 71bs; Alothe, 6'st; Lady Melisa, Gst, Betting : 2 to 1 against Mata and Bine Ribbon; 6. to 1, Miss Harriet; 8 to 1, Pa wnbroker, Rothschild, and Dan ; 10 to 1 others. Baron Yon Muller led, attended by Alothe, Mata, and Rothschild ; then Blue Ribbon and Dan. At the half-mile post Dan had the Baron well beaten, and Blue Kibbon led into the straight, bnt Mata, challenging half way up, won easily by half a length. Time 2 mm.. 16J sees. After the settling ud, the members of Tattersall's, at the invitation of Messrs Prince, the owners of Mata, partook of champagne in celebration of Mata's vic tories. Mr Grainger, on behalf of the Company, proposed the health of the owners of the horse, expressing the hope that the stewards of the Victoria Racing Club would re-consider the prohibition against Mata running on Victorian rac.ctmrscis, as the horse was now in honourable hands.

LATEST SAMOAN NEWS.

We have files of the "Samoan Times" to March 21st. The news, however, is of little interest. Native affairs appear to be quiet, attempts being made to settle the differences between Old and New Parties amicably. The SamOan Government hits at length de termined to rectify the anomalous position which Malietoa Laupepa has occupied since the death of the late King. The Consuls re ceived notice of the Government to pro claim Malietoa Laupepa King of Samoa. A TEACHER MURDERED. A melancholy iucident of the present unhappy condition of the group occurred on Monday last. , On that day a small party.of foreigners left Apia on a shooting expedi tion, .accompanied hy a native Weßleyan teacher. When the party reached the back of the fort; at Faleula they separated, all proceeding inland1 in an extended line, the distance from, each being about' fifty .y-irds. Shortly after , start ing* 'the' report 'of a' rifle" was heard and Mr J T ,As9.sta, who was next in line to the'teachev was surprised to see two natives belonging to'the'Ofd Party, one of whom carried in, his hiW a knife smeared with blood. Mr Attest-.,' wh6 instinctively felt that something., serious had happened, questioned the*- natives; but they gave evasivo a^svjrprs; and departed. The shooting party now 'gathered to gether, aud. a search beihg made the dead body of the teacher was found, he having been shot through the heart. _ We understand that the native who committed the murder has since*'declared that when he fired at the deceased he thought he belonged to the Tuamasaga war party.

MR LEVESTAM ELECTED FOR NELSON.

(By'Telkgraph.—Press Association.) g u;;.i',; , NELSON, this day. The election Of a nfember for the vacant seat passed off quietly, and without ill-feel ing. ■ Bpth parties were confident of victory, and the supporters of each candidate worked their hardest. Mr Levestam ob-, tamed a majority of 25 at the port, but lost j ground at the polling place at the west of the city. However, ho had 82 votes more than his opponent at the Provincial Hall, and thus beat Mr J. C. Richmond by 31. The number of electors who recorded their votes was 845, being more than at any previous election.

THEATRE ROYAL.

LILLIPUTIAN OPERA COMPANY.

That the Lilliputian Pinafore Company has made a decided hit in Auckland, was clearly illustrated last evening by the splendid patronage which the Theatre Royal received from the public. The weather was unfavourable, hut, notwith standing this fact, the house was crowded. There were only a , few vacant seats in the dress circle, and these had been reserved, while the stalls and pit were crammed. Indeed money had to be returned at the doors, aud persons who had takeii the precantion to secure tickets during the day, but. who arrived after eight o'clock, were unable to obtain admittance. The management, however, announce that they will be admitted by the stage door this evening. We gave a lengthy critique of the performance in our lait evening's issue, and very little can be added. The second representation was quite as successful, if not more so, than its predecessor, and there were frequent encores. The scenery and tbe mnsic of the orchestra deserve a word of praise, both being excellent, the musical conductor being Mr J. J. Pollard, jun.. and the leader (Ist violin), Mr Charles Pollard. " Pina fore" will be repeated this evening, and those, who desire to secure seats should profit, by the experience of others and go early, i'-i ■

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From our Special Correspondent.)

WELLIN GTON, this day, ARRIVAL OF MEMBERS. Members are beginning to arrive from all directions. Mr McCaughan was one of the first, He looks cheerful and self-com placent as ever, but has discarded. The shepherds' plaid inexpressibles, which were so familiar to the frequenters of the House last year. THE NELSON ELECTION. News of the result of the Nelson election completely staggered the Government-party ot first, and they would hardly believe that Mr Richmond could possibly have been beaten, especially by such an unknown man as Mr Levestani. The truth is, how ever, that Mr Richmond's first spaech finally damned his chances. It was weak, diffuse, impracticable, and egotistical, besides being insufferably awkward and rambling in delivery. Ido not regard him as a great loss to the House. He is a much over-rated man, aud has rested much on his past reputation, due more to eccentri city and apparent broadness of views than actual solid ability, although he was a facile and effective writer. His professed atheism and socialism offended a good many people, and only pleased very few. It would have been a fatal mistake had the Government taken him into the Ministry and from the strong influence exerted by his relative, Major Atkinson. Thia I know to have been extremely probable had he secured election. Mr JLevestam, his successful op ponent, is a working mechanical engineer, a small, darkish man, quiet and unobtrusive in private life, but a vigorous and effective public speaker, if somewhat reckless in as sertion aud apt to contradict himself. Cir cumstances will decide on which side he will enrol himself, but I fancy he will con tinue a free lance as long as possible. The Government thus lose one sate vote, and have only a doubtful chance of the occa sional support of the other. ANOTHER OPPOSITION VOTE. I hear, too, that Mr Fitzgerald is almost certain to be beaten on the West Coast, and in that case, although Mr Weston is not it declared opponent of the Government, he is not likely to be very friendly disposed after his abrupt dismissal on the score of economy. This meaus that in case of a hard struggle the Government may in effect lose four votes, a rather serious matter for them in the present unsettled condition of parties. THE MIDDLE PARTY. I hear that the so-called "Middle Party ' arc even mote disgusted than the Govern ment at Mr Richmond's defeat, as they counted on him and Mr Ormond as pro minent leaders. THE GOVERNMENT BILLS. The Government are still bard at work on Bills. I hear that the Representation Bill is not likely to be introduced until the session is well nnder way, and the Legisla- ■ tive Council Reform Bill not until near the end of the session. THE OPENING SPEECH. The Governor's speech will probably be very brief, and after its delivery on Thurs day Parliament will adjourn till Friday afternoon, when a short sitting will take place to expedite formal business, then adjourning till the following Tuesday. JNOTICES OF MOTION. It:is rumoured that an unusually• long number of notices of motion will be tabled on the opening, so that they may not get stranded high and dry on the order paper through pressure of business as when tabled later in the session.

PONSONBY WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The anniversary soiree in connection with the Ponsonby Wesleyan Sunday-school took place last evening in the Ponsonby Hall. There was a large attendance. An excellent tea was provided, the tables being presided over by tho following ladie3 :— Mesdames Bettany, Dewsbury, J. Gittos, Goodacre, Joynt, Morley, Stephenson, A. Thorne, Misses Blomfield, Somerville, and Scott. A public meeting was held subse quently, at which,Mr K. Arthur presided. He delivered an introductory, address :on "Sunday School work,- and the various phases of Sunday-school teach ing." The annual report, which was reud by Mr Hutchinson, Secretary, showed that there are 95 boys and 94 girls upon the roll being an increase in attendance of 14. There are 12 male and 11 female teachers. Tbe services of the late Superintendent, Mr Banbury, wero recog nised and it was stated tbat he was worthily succeeded by Mr Stephenson. Reference was made to the steps being taken to erect a new Wesleyan Church ia the district, when great things were hoped from the Sunday-school. The report of the Treasurer (Mr Kosser) showed that the receipts were £61 2s Gd, and the disbursements £56 17s; leaving a balance in hand of £4 5s Gd: amount iv bank towards new school building fund, £10 9s lOd. Key. Mr Buddie addressed the meeting. He spoke strongly.in favour of the intro duction .of the Bible into public schools, and said that no body of men had any right to exclude it. Why, he asked, should any reference to the Book of Books be pro scribed from 10 to 4, and the jaded children handed after school hours to the religious teacher _ Such Conduct was nothing short of a national sin, and would bring national retribution, with social misery, degradation, and disorganisation in its train. Key. Mr Isitt concurred in the remarks made by the previous speaker. Journalists were continually harping on the impossi bility of introducing the Bible in the schools, and yet maintaining the unity of the system. He saw no such difficulties. He was brought up at the Bedford Harper Foundation School, London, where there were from 1,200 to 2000 pupils, children from Protestant, Roman Catholic, aud Jewish denominations. A portion of Scrip ture and several Anglican prayers were read morning and evening. The duty was not .relegated .to the tea,cher, but wai per forine'd by boys, of good' character. -' ill any parents objected, their children were per mitted to come, ten, minutes later, and go away ten, minutes earlier than the others; An excellent speech was delivered by Mr McMaster, and Mr Buddie then presented a number of Sunday-school prizes.; The Rev. Mr Dewsbury also spoke on the Bible-ih-SchO'ols question. He could see nti analogy between the Bedford Harper Foundation School and the' New Zealand schools under the Education Act. He did not agree-with the remarks made by the two previous clerical speakers, and he saw many serious difficulties in the way of in troducing the Bible into the [schools. He would be sorry to see religious instruction or the reading of the Scriptures relegated to the paid servants of the State. Votes of thanks were passed to the chair, ladies, and other friends by acclamation. Several selections of music were rendered by the choir during the evening, and Mr Goodison sang" Absalom."

MINING NEWS.

We make the following extracts from reports received to day : — WAIOIAHI.—The manager, reports that he cleared up and reported last week after crushing 220 tons for the payable return of 270 ozs. lOdwts. In No. 3 level,, Nos. 4 and 5, and branch leaders in the stopes con tinue to turn ont good payable dirt and a little picked stone now and again. Nbw North Devon.—There is now a distance of 10 feet to sink in 70 feet level, and the manager hopes to be able to break through next week. The (winze from Whan level has been opened out at a depth of 20 feet, and a crushing is being taken out, which will be put through the Battery to ascertain its value. Battery : Crushing is being carried on as often as possible with 10 head of stampers, and it is intended to clean up at the end of the week, previous to starting the trial lots from Whau level, and tbat broken from the rise in 160 feet level.

Success.—Mr Peter, Reid, Manager, writing in June 6th siays " The reef looks well to-day. In'breaking down this even ing I obtained some loose gold similar to the last lot I sent you. There is a fresh stream of water coming in and lam in hopes of coming on something good ahead, as there always was a flow of water where the beat gold was got. I intend to push a-head, going north, until I get under where I got splenpid looking stone in the level above, as I am under the impression that there is something good to be met with the gold seeming to be more mixed with quartz. In No 2. level the reet is small owing to the hardness of the ground, but carrying littio gold. The i contractors have driven 94 feet since they started and there is yet ahout 65 feet to go to the boundary. Blackmoke's Claim.—A telegram was received by Mr D. G. Macdonald to-day stating that a stone weighing about 150 lbs. has.been taken out, with gold shewing well all through.

The population of Gisborne, Poverty Bay, is 1,775. ■.-.<.,,./.

A NOVEL CROWN GRANT.

A Story of Parihaka and the

Fencing Prisonkbs,

FANGIWAHIA'S LOVE,

I A VERY staid and sedate native is fi^ • wahia of Pumehu, a widower withal' and a staunch adherent of Te Wk- After tbe death of his wife he became W frequent in his attendance at Parihaka .^ his belief in the efficacy of __ Si.??? scheme for the regeneration of l_i, 1 , approached something __\_? 7* Pfo^ than formerly. All-aLS fsna^m oratorical efforts of a_ n „™S* " we«> the as his teachings *______&& Bnd much Maori hero, he yet £ r att _-ention «* <>« paring, of [_*$ J* * «Wftr the wii S ! with greater povve^ofera^?'3' who ru,e« than Te Whiti R» „f? . der community not the love oi a b3,! ahlf i¥ *• 'W its initiative sT™*»^ m m with success, but the ffiF g'adnally has passed his fortieth w * ttaa who experience in many ptK*id J>M had is consequently careful iv! ectlonß and in love, upon whom he.._. e.Ucwet<il affections Kangi loved, andwl^ 4 «■ for the object of his passion »,_^ tltt7*in. self as deeply enthralledJ&J l "*' both looked forward to a &S3^ happiness should be complete andV^" and his lady love become maraud wto 8l KANGI TAKEN PRISONER When Te Whiti engaged in hi« «_,.♦_. tion with Colonel RobKnf&ai: lary concerning the fence, Kangi wished A. go to the scene o operation, and show hh fealty to his chief and his belief Us It power by exposing himself to the risk nay, the certainty of arrest, for his sake He mentioned his intention to his betrothed and with reluctance, on account of her love, but without misgiving as to tha wisdom of obeying the all-powerful commands of Te Whiti, the maiden co n . sented to be separated for an indefinite time trom her beloved. Bidding him be true to the faith, patient in a diversity, and for. bearing under provocation, the bright-eyed damsel assured Rangiwahia of her unchang. ing affections, and taking a dainty silfc handkerchief from her neck, she bade him keep it in remembrance of her, a pledge of their mutual affection, and a token that she would be his never more to be parted whea Kangi should return from dnrance vile, to become permanently bound to his betrothed by the pleasant chains oi connubial love. And as such Kangi received it, and departed with his companions, unarmed, to meet in contention the soldiers of the Go. verhment. Arrived at the scene of opera, tions they erected their fence, which was immediately destroyed by the Con stabuiary. . Kangiwahia remonstrated with the Colonel for destroying the fence they had . erected for the protection of thßir wheat,' but the Colonel was deaf to his remarks, merely re marking that the fence most De erected parallel to the road and not across it. In the evening , Kangi and, his companions sorrowfully returned to Parihaka. Arrived there Kangi sought not his betrothed; for had he not parted from her in the morning, and he knew that sooner or later his atrest was certain, so why should he open the wound afresh and aggravate the grief ot each by repeated par tiogs* No, be would let their recent parting be their last, and so he found his way to the meeting house of Tahu, and listened to the teachings of tho prophet. Next morning the party again went to Ngatupuhi and erected the fence as before, and with a like, result. . That evening they . were tbld by Tajm that their arrest or otherwise rested with themselves, in their behaviour in the face of the enemy when in action at the fence, and that if they exhibited deter mination to maintain the fence they would surely be arrested, but they were to be care ful not to engage in any struggle with tie soldiers. Accordingly the, next morning they again proceeded to the fence, which they erected, and when the Constabnliirjr advanced to destroy it they clang on min fully to the stakes forming; it, and were only dragged away by main force. Finding them incorrigible, they were arrested ana conveyed into the camp, and when a suffix cient number had been collected they were sent to New Plymouth, and subsequently on board tho Hinemoa to Lyttelton, where they were imprisoned on an island in tbe harbour. '. ■. HOW KANGI TREASURED THE GAGE OF LOVE. Now Kangiwahia had made a small bag in i which to preserve the keepsake of his sweetheart, and this he hung round his neck by . a slender cord, and next his heart it reposed secure from all prying eyes, the only solace to him during the long hours of an imprisonment, the length of which was indefinite^ The pri soners were searched when first'put into gaol, and also every day after their usual two hours' exercise, lest they should smuggle matches into their rooms.' Bat Kangi had taken precautions with regard to the safety of his treasure, "Lying on his breast under his shirt the gage d'amour lay, and each day when anticipating the officers of the gaol would search them Kangi would ask one of his comrades to run his hands over his person in imitation of the way in whic-hjth c warders persecuted their search. By thus making sure that the presence of anything under his clothes was not percep tible to the sense of touch, Kangi preserved his treasure throughout the many searching! he had to undergo. .., . Kangiwahia'was very orderly in his demeanour and obedient to the order of his gaoler, and when any of his comrades were disposed to mutiny against any order given Rangi would quell the rising'disturbance. It.any' objected to the menial offices ex pected from them whilst in gaol Kangi 'j would do them himself rather than trouble should arise. He was content to bear allin patience, for had he not the parting gift oi his beloved, a pledge of affection to salace him in prison and' the token of a reunion which should be for ever when that-im prisonment was over. .;.<.; / HY/ ...>.£/.';

.THE FICKLE FAIR ONE. . ,„'„,

And how fared it with the subject of so much love and devotion. Left at Parihaka she at first g'rieVedfor.ithe loss of her lover, but as,(time moved' on .and other .sifitora pressed their affections.upon her she gradu ally forgot that faithful heart whose only solace in prison. W*s the'hope of a speedy return to her. Among .those who pressed her with attention was Apitia, chief of the. Ngatiama, of the Chatham IaleB; a inah';rich in flocks and 'herds; haviAg houses and, lands; a man of, wealth who could purchase her notice by gifts dear to the feminine gender of any colour. He sent to Whare Kauri for money,l and made her presents of finery and carried cargos of the fat huna and oil, preserved sea birds, to be brought over, which were presented to Te Whiti and his' people and Apitia be came a great man at Parihaka ; and the damselsaw it and forgot; Rangiwahia and became to Apitia a wife among other*. Te Whiti and his people, pleased.with the lavish gifts of Apitia, took no notjce of bis trtfliog with" the betrothed', of: Kangiwahia, and the latter .was forgotten l?y all. •'••

RETURN OF THE DECEIVED LOVER.

At length the time! came tor Rangiwabis's liberation, and in company. ,with many others he was landed, at T&aiialav. and proceeded to Parihaka. uEhey all went , straight to the ; meeting houses of 1 Te Whiti and Tohn, /.ami. Mm wahia-sought ont for his betrothed: lor ; had he not arrived: and aS'soOtfw»«*"'' 1 to -his chief and h'fe ttito"<tod'bwa, per formed; he would be at tfWrtor U>jeek her [ Who would reward him ' gone. For Rang! never donbted^her for ff ' moment, and no question was asked, aodn^ L information volunteered by those who had ; remained at Parihaka Jot at nightfall Te Whiti called to JfcttHrato.and told him of the infidel ty ol "» *»*gS' There was Kangiwahia very math, ' and he bitterly V*«**sl « , Of Apitia, he said nothing.«.totta ' could be expected, for • to£' >" i not been a robber from his yonth^ Did he ! not with his tribe forsake his ja the ' north, and make war against Ngatato hunginu, from whom they took Jar tend around Wellington. And when, Ngatiama in tnrn were attacked by Ngatitoa^nd Ngatirankana, did they not obtain passage on board a British brig, and proceed to the Chatham Islands, where tney slaughtered the defenceless Maoris ana deprived then of their inheritance. Ana it was from the spoils of these lands that Apitia obtained the money where witn to undermine the affections of his promised wife. " But you, Te Wbiti," said Banff. " of you I am ashamed, and m.you bitterly disappointed, for, to do your bidding, i cheerfully went to prison. The lives and fortunes of our relations ana friends were in your hands, for yon have been constituted the protection of all. Yon promised to protect our lavas and now you have seen me despoiled oi the only piece of land I held dear, the piece of mother earth which I prized above liberty and life itself, and the hope." obtaining which his been my only sol&se in imprisonment. And Te Whiti answered that he did not know it was Bangawahias property. " Mine, of coarse its mine, saw Rangi, "and here is tbe Crown Grant; and with that he drew from its conceal ment the bag containing the silken gage « a plighted trSth which he had so eareftUly [preserved. «'Bnt,"a3ded Kangi, JlMM

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