SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

nmtr otavww I TMb Evening, 4.39 HIGH WATER } To . morrow fl'orning. 5,12 SUNSET.—This Evening, 5.38 BUNKISE.-To-MorrowMorninfr. 6.18 MOON'S AGE.-Full Moon, Bth. 4.18 P.m.

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY EVENING. „_„ Fanny Thornton, ketch, Keano, from Oamaru. YKBTBRDAY. Oretl, B.s. Campbell, from Gisborno Fawn, brig, JDiflner, from Lyttelton . Examinerrbarque, Clar.son, fcom Lyttelton Mary King, schooner, Kae, from Lyttelton Kotomahana, b.s., Untowood, from Southern Minnie Hare, schooner, Skinner, from Poverty Btotoore, Bohboner, Stephens, from Tairua

DEPARTURES.

, - .. to-day. ~ Speedwell, ketch, Taylor, for Mercury Bay

IMPORTS. Per Examiner, from Lyttelton: 2997 sacks potatoes. . ~ Per Fawn, from Lyttelton: 227 tons potatoes Per Oreti, from Glsborno and Napier: 10 head • cattle, 208 sheep, 2 tons maize, 3 boxes honey, 1 ' ton sundries. Per Fanny Thornton, from Oamaru: 120 sacks potatoes. 400 saokß wheat, SO saofcs oatmeal, 65 saoka oats, 350 sacks barley. Per Mary King, from Lyttelton: 1565 sacks potatoes, 505 sacks oats, IPO sacks wheat, 22 cases oheese. : . . Per Rotomahana from Melbourne—6 barrels Dlaater. 10 bundles tlmber,22 cases and packages feather.iOO bagsrice.lOJ-caßksand2l cases wine, 15 cases syrup, 12 kegs treacle, 10 bags papper.lo cases tapioca, 200 packages and 600 mats sugar, i4l rolls matting, 16 bales kapok, 7 half-chests tea, 20 cases turps, 50 packages sundries. From Hobarc: 20 cases fruit. From Danedin—ls hhds and 8 barrels ale, 5 bundles rails, 20 bags seed, 7 plates iron, 2 boxes gold, 30 forglngs, 50 packages sundries. From Lyttelton—6 cases baoon, 100 .bags flour. 43 sacks seed, 10 cases chicory, 23 bales chaff, 50 sacks malt, 480 sacks potatoes, 5 sacks flour, 5 Backs oats, 30 packages sundries. From Wellington—49S sacks potatoes, i cases gasoline, £0 boxes candles, 10 cases meats, 50 telegraph poles, 300 baga potatoes, 7 bars steel. 17 packages sundries. From Napier —1,200 sheep, 10 casks beef.

EXPORTS.

Per Syren, for Sydney—Bs,7oo feet timber. Per Griffin for Tonga—Bo mats sugar, 15 boxes and 1 half-chest tea, 15 cases claret, 15 cases ginger wine, 20 cases salmon, 5 oases eeneva, 100 cases kerosine, 15 oases potted fish, 25 cases bottled beer, 3 half-barrels port, 18 coils rope, 10 rolls roofing, 8 sewing machines, 180 tins cabin bread, 50 kegs salt beef, 31 cases preserved meat, 66 boxes and 12 bags potatoes, 25 boxes soap, 10 tons flour, i kegs nails, 20 packages sun dries.

Inwards Coastwise.—Lagoon, from Wha ngapou, with sawmill plant; Pukapuka, from Omaha, with 800 posts; Sovereign of the Seas, ■ from Matakane, with 48 tons firewood; Lee, from Waiheke, with 30 tons wood; Blsinore, from Tairua, with 32,000 feet timber; Bessy, from Port Charles, with 28,000 feot timber. . ' Outwards Coastwise. — Pnkapuko, for Omaha: Otahuhu, for Coromandel; Columbia, for Napier, with SO tons drain pipes; Four Bisters, for Mahnrangl; Sovereign of the Seas, for Trtphena; Christina, for Russell; Lee, for Waiheke; Bessy, for Fort Charle?. All the vessels windbound at Kaipora Heads sailed on Saturday evening. The Bohooner Griffin cleared at the Customs to-day for Tonga. Passengers:—Meßsrs J. Sullivan, Henry, PereivaL and Alfred Gilbert, ] Misses Peroival and Holt. . The schooner Minnie IHare arrived from; Poverty Bay. via coast, this morning, bringing I a passenger—Mr Walker and child. The barque Loongana was entered out at the Customs to-day for. Hobart, and the schooner Bstelle, for Melbourne, via Aratapn. The brlgantine Camlllo arrived at Lyttelton from this port on August 29th. The brigantlne Bthel cleared at Dunedin for Auckland, and the barque Bella Mary for Oamaru and Auckland on the 26th ult, ■ The barque Examiner, from Lyttelton, put in an appearance yesterday after a smart ran of S days 0J hours. the brig Fawn arrived from Lyttelton yester day after a passage of 17 days. Stormy weather was experienced during the voyage. Passen gers: Mr Looker. The s.s. Oretl arrived at the Tamaki from Gisborne and Napier at 9.15 a.m. yesterday, dis charged stock, and came alongside the ship Rakaia at the wharf at 3.15 p.m. The Oreti brings the following passengers :—Mrs Simons, Messrs Greene and Braid.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANA.

The Union Company's s.s. Rotomahana ar • lived at Auckland at 1 p.m on the sth with passengers and cargo. She left Sandridge Pier '■' at 3 p.m. on August 23rd; called at inter , mediate ports, leaving Giaborne for Auckland at noon yesterday, and arriving as above. The weather, after leaving Port Chalmers, continued fine with moderate variable winds. Passengers: Saloon—Miss Turnbnll, Mrs Wll ' liamß, Mrs Chiltem and servant, Mrs Guthrip, Madame Schmidt and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Kioh, Misses Rich (2), Mr and Mrs Hackworth," * Mr and Mrs Ross, Mrs Bradley, Professor Gus cott,. Mrs Guncot6, Mies Moore. Misses Lud brook (2). Misses Colebrook (2). Mrs Kills. Mlbs Smith. Mrs Stevens and 3 children. Mr ana Mrs Wright and 5 children, Miss Brigden, Miss Crisp and servant. Mr and Mrs Tate, Mr John son, Mr J. Mills, Mr Thomson, Mr R. Bills, Mr W. Mayd, Mr Clark, Mr Benjamin, Mr R. Woodroffe, Dr Pollen, Mr and Mrs Chndligh, Mr J. McKwan, Mr T. H. Keesing. Mr Jackson, Mr Myerfe, Mr Morriß, Mr fl. Black, Mt R, Graham, Mr A. Johnstone, Mr K. Cameron, Mr Hepburn, Mr Cameron, Mr A. Hlrd, Mr Frazer, Mr Barnes. Master Bills, Mrs Eawina, and 42 Steerage. We are indebted to Mr C,H. Hudson, Parser, tor late flies etc, and passenger lists

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. .i Penguin, as,, Malcolm, from the South . Bowena, s,s., Scott, from Hokianga The s.g, Bowena arrived from Hokianpca at' 10,30 a.m. yesterday with 5 sacks and 1 case 'gum, 2 sacks hides, 5 bundles skins, 1 parcel, 172 . pieces timber, and the following passengers :— Mrs Hartly ~ and Scon, Mesdames Morton, Whittaker and Bryers. Messrs Witt, Stewart. Morgan, Hogan, Whittaser, Bradley and > Xaffey. . - The as.- Penguin arrived from the South at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, with the following pas sengers :—Mrs Hiilcombe, Messrs W.H. Stodart, Oliver, Lush, Sprat, Crawford, O. R. Jeffs, D. P. Currie,R. Wilson, V. Jack, Fitzgerald, Maofar lane, Read, Wilkle, Taitjobberns, B". Roycroft, v» heeler, and 10 steerage. She is announced to rotura Sonth at 8 a.m. to-morrow. Latest train for passengers from Auckland, 7.15 a m.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

* Bluff, this day. Arrived: Te Anau. Saloon passengers:—Mr Grice, Rev. Mr Webb. Mr and Mrs Douglas and servant. Mr and Mrs Garrett, Mr and Mrs Gem inel.'. ' ' ■■ Whangarbl, this day. Sailed: Argylo, s.s., for Auckland, 9 a.m.

COMMERCIAL.

■.' Bvbnino Stab Office, Monday.: Messrs B.Tonks & Co.held a sale of properties * to-day which was well attended.. The farm of 192 acres, in the estate of James flenlngs, of Bast Tamaki.was cot sold. An allotment of one acre, Bitnate at Opotiki, brought £23. Lot 23,Howiok, I £210s. Lot 17,10 acres, at Oruawharo, 2s 6d per acre. Lot 128, Wairan, 5s per acre. Messrs Cochrane and Son held a sale of ale and spirits to-day, to close consignments. The following prices were realised (in bond):—l -casks of TeneriSe -wine, 6s; brandy (cases), 26; ale, 4s. ■ • Mr Gabriel Lewis sold a number of packages of London goods, ex Hermione, consisting of fancy and useful specialities. The handsome band painted vases and lustres brought high prices; other articles went at rather low figures. We are requested by G. W.Binney & Co, to call the attention of the trade to the eale of 1 potatoes at .10 o'clock, to-morrow, ex S.S Rotomahana, which was held over an aooount of the non-arrival of the vessel to-day.

Mail Notice.

Uaiis will Closd as Undkb.— This Day, Star Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotiki, per { Wellington, at i p.m. ; For ' Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and , Mongonul, per Glenelg, at 1 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 6,30 p.m. Tuesday. 6th instant. For Taranaki and Southern ports, pec Penguio, ■ at 5 a.m. For Tairua, per Kleinor, at 9 a.m. For Tryphona, per Soy etcign of tho Seas, at 9 a.m. ;. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, ■ per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. , For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 10 a.m. For Wangaparapara, per Makarua, at 2 p.m. For Tairua, per Ada, at 1 p.m. For Gisborne and Napier, per Oretl, at 3 p.m. For Whangarel Heads, waipu, Whangarel, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Wihangaroa, per Kreimhilda, at i p.m. Wednesday, 7th instant. For Coromandel, per Coromandol. at 11.30 o.to, For Hobart, per Loongana, at 3 p.m. TatmsDAY, Bth instant. Per s.s. Rdtomahana as follow :— For India, China, Mediteranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 11 a.m. For Gisborne, Napier. Southern ports, Aus tralian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Brlndiei, for letters, &c, specially bo prepaid and addressed, at noon Fo* money orders, registered letters, and newspapers at 11 a.m. Late letters; till 11.20 a.Wu Tuesday, 13th Instant. Per b.b. Australia, as 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. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11,30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence, in addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. This mail will be due in London on Tuesday, October 25, 1881, S. B. BIBS. Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Septembers, 1881. Theatre Royal—Mr F. Marshallin "Qullp," 8 p.m. Parnell Hall—Railway employes' concert and ball, 8 p.m. Choral Hall—Temperance Service of Song, "John Tregenowethr 7.30 p.m. Masonlo Hotel—P. G. Lodga of New Zealand, 1.C., regular communication, 8.30 p.m.; Lodge Ara, 7530 p.m. Auckland Institute—Monthly mooting Ipapers on several subjects, 7.30 p.m. St. James' Discussion Class—Extemporaneous speeches, 8 p.m. St.Sepulchre'sDiaousslon Glass—Debate. "Is England's Asserted Military Impotence a faot ?' 8 p.m.

Birth.

LEPINE.—On August 31st, at nor residence, St. George's Bay Road, Parnell, the wife Of John S. Leplne of a daughter. SPRY.—On Sunday, September 4th, at her resi dence, Prospect Terrace, Ponsonby, the wife of James Spry, Jan., of a daughter.

Marriage.

HISCOCKS-GARLAND.—On September ith, at St. Francis do Sales, Now ton, by the Rev. Father Downey, 0.3.8., Philip Franola His oooks, of Monmoath. England, to Mary, youngest daughter of Mr Henry Garland, West Town, Bristol, England.

Death.

STK WART.-On September 2nd, Jane Stewart, beloved wife of Daniel Stewart, and eldest daughter of Mr. John Lamb, Waitemata Mill.

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

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1881.

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

I'he " Herald " to-day devotes a column and-a-half of Its space under tbe leader heading, to the villification of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of Committees. With frothy effusiveness the writer declares what the Standing Orders do and what they do not provide, but he notably avoids quoting anything from those Orders, or from May's " Parliamentary Practice," in support of Ma position. We question very much whether he ever saw the Standing Orders, and yet ignorance is no bar to the use of such terms as these: "If the Speaker does not understand the Standing Orders, he is unfit for his position," and "if he and the Chairman of Committees were to become the tools of the Government and their majority, they are unfitfor their positions." It is the fate of public men to be exposed to the abuse of every contemptible scrib bler who can gain access to the columns of a newspaper; but Sir George Maurice O'Korke might with modesty have expected to be spared such shafts as these. Ignorance of parliamentary usages and subserviency are two charges which no man who knows anything at all of the Speaker of the House of Representatives will level against him. His knowledge of parliamentary law is not excelled by that of any Speaker of a colonial legislature; and he has used his knowlenge to give dignity to the proceedings of the Honse. In the opinion of members on both sides of the House, Sir 6. M. O'Borke has made a model Speaker—calm, judicial, thoroughly well verßed in all the law and usages of parliamentary government, and impartial in administering them. His independence has never been impugned. He is one of the few politicians in New Zealand who have stepped down from the Ministerial Benches, voluntarily resigning place and power rather than sacrifice his principles. He was elevated to the Speakership by the vote of the Grey party, and his sympathies have always been with that party and with the t« orth Island. If a record like his will not protect him from vile inuendoes of political incom petence and corruption, no man, however conscientious, or however pure his past political lite, is safe. The " Herald" to-day lays down dogmati cally that the Speaker of the House is bound by the letter of the Standing Orders, that no case can arise which is not covered by them, and therefore unless the Standing Orders expressly provided for keeping a member to the measure under consideration —the course taken by, the Chairman of Committees and Speaker on Friday night—they were possessed of no in herent power for the purpose. The ignorance of parliamentary usages displayed by the writer of the article is remark ably exhibited in this assumption. The Standing Orders make no such claim to completeness, but provide mainly for the ordinary course of procedure. Clause 382 expressly contemplates rulings by the Speaker for the conduct of business outside anything laid down within the Stand ing Orders. We qaote the passage: "In all cases not hereinbefore provided for, Mr Speaker shall decide, taking for his guide the rules, forms, and usages, of the House of Commons, to far as the same can be applied to the proceedings of the House." The Chairman of Committees by clause 139 is endowed with similar authority. Maj lays it down clearly that the forms of the House may not be used legitimately for the obstruction of business. Sir G. M. O'Rorke held it to be his duty, as it is the duty of* the chairman of any meeting, so to govern the House as to secure the transaction of the business for which it is called together; and believing that forty-eight hours of deliberate obstruc tion had exceeded a fair latitude for protest ing against the Bill, he regarded it as his duty to keep members to the point. This ruling did not necessarily choke all debate because it was still open to the opponents of the bill to table amendment after amend ment and support them indefinitely, but it did deprive three or four members of the power of engaging a full quorum of the House through a whole night by reading electoral rolls name by name and the introduction of other senseless and irrelevant matter. In taking this stand the Speaker has consulted the true dignity of Parliament, which was rapidly earning the contempt of the people. We believe he was acting clearly within his prerogative and duty as Chairman, and that if he had done less, letting the House drift further into confusion, he would then, indeed, have been unfit for his position

While holding these views, we do believe that Mr Gisborne's sole reason in challeng ing the ruling of the Chairman of Commit tees was simply from a conviction that the decision was wrong, and from a desire to get I the Speaker's ruling. The fine and the censure appear/ therefore, 'Bomewhat- harsh,' But regard for those Standing Orders for which respect is demanded rendered it in

evitable that punishment in some form should be imposed. Mr Gisborne not only defied the ruling 'of the Chairman of Committees, but asked to be "reported to the Speaker as disorderly." The form of procedure theft is provided under clauses 387 and {$& of the Standing Orders: "Any member who shall wilfully disobey any order of the House, and any member or other peraon who shall wilfully I or vexatiously interrupt the orderly con-'' duct of the business of the House shall; bo held guilty of contempt, Any mem-1 ber adjudged by the House for any of the abovfitmentton'ed causes guilty of con-' tempt shall bo fined in a penalty, at the' discretion of the; IlouSe, not exceeding £56, and in default of .immediate payment shall be committed by the warrant of Mr Speaker lib the custody of the Serjeant-at- Afcms, or such other person or persons as Mr Speaker shall appoint, for a period not exceeding fourteen days." The line of £20: was not the heaviest provided by the clause, and os far as a punishment on Mr Gisbotne goes, it is no more serious than a line of oue. shilling would have been. The sum has; been subscribed many times over. i The " Herald's " alarm over the effect of the bill is exaggerated. Auckland gaius one member under it, and although the South Island receives four votes more than the North Island, the gain can hardly alter very seriously theprepoudering voting power which it already possesses. Greater jealousies exist between Canterbury aud Otago— represented by their rival towns, Dunedin and Christchurch—than between either of those districts and Auckland, And though the loss of three votes by Nel son naturally occasions Vety great indignation in that province, their griefs are not such that we, at least, have any cause to sympathise with. The Nelson vote has never been used to benefit the North in the past, nor is it likely to be used in that way in the future,

There was a Bteady demand to^-day for Comstock shares, owint; to news beiuf. received that on commencing stoping op. erations, Rood gold was obtained. The chief business done was at Coromandel there being few sellers in Auckland. The meoting of the Pride of Tokatea Gold Mining Company, which should have been held to-day, lapsed for want of a quorum. The half-yearly statement of accounts shows !—Receipts : Balance from last half, year, £31 8s 2d: amount received from tributes, £76 6s 9d: total, £107 14s lid. Expenditure, £27 6s 6d, leaving a balance of £82 8s lid ; assets, balance in hand and bank, £82 8s lid; liabilities unpaid ac counts, £§0 8s lid; balance, £44. The quarterly Licensing Court will be held to-morrow at noon in tbe new Court house, High-street. The business will consist of a number of transfers of license, and one application tor a new license. This will be made by Henry Leon, in person, for a license to the Surrey Hotel, Arch Hill, at present known as the Arch Hill Working Mens Club." Mr Leon's application is supported by ten householders of the dis trict, viz., 3 tailors, 2 carpenters, 1 brick layer, 2 labourers, 1 violinist, and 1 butcher. We learn that the application will be vigor ously opposed by 53 objectors. We notice that Mrs Bernard Moore, who holds two certificates of proficiency from the St. John of Jerusalem Ambulance Society, will, on the 22nd inst., deliver the first of a course of five lectures to ladies, upon " Home Nursing of the Sick," at the Young Women's Institute, Upper Queen street. A syllabus of subjects appears elsewhere.

Tho weekly meeting of St James Mutual Improvement Association takes place this evening. The time will be de voted to extemporaneous speaking. The Corporation Offices are being gradually dismantled, and their contents removed piecemeal to the new building in High-street, where it is expected the next ordinary meeting will be held. By the Railway Extension Bill which was before the Cape Parliament when the last mail left, it is proposed to construct 600 miles of railway at an estimated cost of four millions sterling. The existing lines are 1,000 miles in length, and return 2J pef cent, on the capital invested. The new lines, it is stated, will put the seaports in direct communication with all the centres of trade and industry in the interior. An elderly man, named Martin Dwye'-, was arrested this afternoon for stealing a pewter mug from the Greyhound Hotel. He had been drinking at the bar, but when he finished his draught he forgot to return the pewter. Consequently he was "run in " by Constable McClellan. The city authorities should really take steps to have the northern footpath of Wel lesiey-street East cleared of the mud with which it is thickly encumbered, and thus render that part of the thoroughfare acces sible to pedestrians. At present it is quite unpassable. The labourers have discon tinued their excavations on the slopes above so that there is no reason for keeping one side of the street blocked up any longer.

The special services associated with the opening of the new gallery were continued yesterday at the Beresford-street Congrega tional Church, and were very largely attended. The Rev. W. C. Oliver occupied the pulpit in the morning, and the Rev. £>, Laishley in the evening. The attendance was very good. The collections for the two Sundays amounted to £65 18s, which is to be wholly appropriated to the gallery fund. On Tuesday there is to be a soiree and public meeting, particulars of which will bo found in our advertising columns.

Considerable excitement was caused in the vicinity of the railway wharf this afternoon, through an immense bull gett ing at large. The animal when being tran shipped from the Kotomahana to the end of the wharf, succeeded in getting free from the slings and immediately made tracks up the pier, scattering the crowd in all directions. When the runaway reached the newly reclaimed land he turned and took to the water, swimming about in fine style. After a long chase, and considerable trouble, he was captured by some men in a small boat, brought on shore, and placed in the hands of the stock-driver, and thus prevented from doing further injury.

A " striking " instance of Mnemonics is communicated to "Notes and Queries " by one of its correspondents : Gillea de Retz, Marshall of France, (said to the veritable Blue Beard), was sentenced to be led in chains to the place of execution and to be burnt alive at the stake The day appointed was October 23, 1480, "a date," saya the historian, "about which there can be no doubt.tor all the people of An jou and Maine by common consent, whipped their children on that morning,so as to impress the precise day upon their memory." This strange mnemonic process is still a favourite with the peasants of Anjou and Brittany.

The ordinary weekly meeting of the French Literary Society was held last Saturday evening, when Mr Albin Villeval delivered a lecture on " Bichelieu—the Cardinal Statesman." The lecture, which was a well-written one, was listened to attentively, and at the close the lecturer was compli mented on the merit of his production. oa. Saturday evening next the Chairman (Mr C. de L'Eau) on will deliver a lecturejon "The Expulsion of the Jews from Ger many," in the course of which the Teutons are likely to come in for some pretty caustic treatmeat, while Mr A. Alderman will con tribute a translation from Jean Paul Rich ter.

A man named Honry Thompson, was brought up from Mercury Bay on Saturday suffering from a serious injury to his foot. Tho accident by which it was caused happened about six weeks ago, and the fact that so niuch delay has taken place in attending to it will render recovery more slow, and the necessary operations more painful. Thomp. son was squaring timber with an axe, when the keen edged implement .glided of the wood . and entered his foot at the instep, inflicting a gash which bled profusely. Matter formed and as the wound did not heal, the man was brought to town and taken to the hospital to-day. The doctor opened the injured part, but the nature of the hurt is not exactly known yet. It is not improbable that an artery has been cut.

A special cablegram received by Mr M Gallagher on Saturday evening contained the result of the funning for the Sydney Derby, which took place that day. The event was a sweepstakes of 30sovs. each, saovs. It., and the distance one mile. Hon, J. P. Bell's b. c. Wheatear, by Epigram— Wheatsheaf, was the winner, with Mr F. Wentworth's br. c. Sardonyx, by Fireworks —Onyx, second, and Mr J. Mayo's b c The Gem, by Kelpie-Ida, third. Wheat ear was engaged in the Metropoli tan, 6st 91ba.; Melbourne Cup, 6st. 71bs.; and Champion Stakes, 7st. 81bs. At2years—A.J.C. Autumn: .Nowhere in Champagne Stakes, 6 furlongs, Bst 101 bs won by Spinningdale, Bst 81bs; won Maiden Stakes, 1£ mile, 6st lllbs, 2m 15s, Etna, 7st 51bs, second, Valentine, 7sl 41bs, third • second in Substitute Stakes, 6 furlongs, Bat lOlbs, won by Somerset, Bst lOlbs; won Nursery Handicap, 6 furlongs, Bstl2lbs, lm 17 4-lOs, Primrose, 6st 131bs, second, Lady Sophia, 6st 81b, third, *

The regttlal- meeting of the members of the Catholic Institute, Wellington-street, i will be held this evening at 8 p.m., when a 1 paper will be read on "The Abolition of j Grand Juries," | We have been desired to rectify ah omis-j sion in our report of the .Resident Magis- ] trate's Court Cases on Thursday last, by j adding the words "Mariner,. Freeman's Bay," after defendant's name in the case' Kew v. C. Williamson. Keligious addresses were delivered last; evening at the Theatre Royal by the Key. ,■ L. Hudson, of Whangareii and Mr Jonee, A': student at the Three Kipgs Theological Institution. The lower part of the Theatre was full of eager listeners. The Temperance service of song in the Choral Hall, to-night, is likely to be a great success, as a great number of tickets have; been issued, and the children have hadsev-. eral promising practices. Mrs Hampaon.the lady evaDgelist, Will read the intersecting paesagfcs in the lite of John Tregonoweth. The Chairman of the Deyonport District Board has received a reply re the cemetery : —"Had already endeavoured unsuccess fully to obtain grant for burial ground, because already flooded with so many; similar demands. Glad to render any assistance in my power for so nooessary a purpose.—W. J. Hukst." It is greatly to. bo hoped the Government will comply with the request of the Devonport and Lake districts, fora cemetery midway between the two districts. To the Editor : Sir,—Can you inform me if thore is a Patent Agency in Auckland. If not, can you inform me how to secure one, and at what cost, and how I'm to go about it, and what is required 7—l am, &c, P.J. -[The Patent Office is at Wellington, and there is no agency of it in Auckland. The remainder of the desired information will be gleaned by a perusal of the Patents • Act, a copy of which may be seen at the Free Public Library.—Ed. E.S.] A bright and pleasant childrons' service was held yesterday afternoon in St. Paul's church, and largely attended, especially by parents and adult friends. . The singing by the children was commendable. The ad dress on "Innocency of Life," by the Rev. C. M. Nelson, was listened to with decorous attention, and the narrative of the fidelity of a child to the King was told with much effect by the narrator. This was about the best attended service of the year. A sweepstakes rifle match was arranged on the Mt. Eden Rifle Range on Saturday, amongst about twenty volunteers who had assembled to practise. Fifteen of those present, belonged to the Victoria Company, three to the Artillery, and one to No 3 Co.— The ranges were 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards, Wimbledon targets, and Government regulations. The highest score 63 points was made by Sergeant Soale, of No. 3 Com pany. Theo. Fairs, of the Victorian Com pany, was next with 62 ; Gunner Hender son, Aitillery, with 60; and Sergeant Watson, of the Victoria Company, fourth with 58. These four divided the sweep stakes.

The ground on the Tokatea hill is rapidly being taken up by miners, and before summer has fairly set in there will not be many vacant spots. Our local suivoyors, Captain Lloyd aud _Mr Beveridgo, are kepi very busy surveying claims and making mining surveys, and if in floating companies the de sired arrangements for working the ground are made there should be a busy spring. The wintry months now passing have no doubt deterred many intending visitors to tho mines. There has, notwithstanding, been a good number of investors criticis ing operations and they have invariably left with a good impression and a deter mination to come again.—"Coromandol Mail."

Tho advertised notice in Saturday's STAR that Mr T. Burton would deliver a lecture, " witty, sarcastic, and audacidus," in the Freethought Hall, drew thither an audience of some thirty persons last night. Curiosity was evinced as to the subject of the intended discourse, and there was some speculation also as to the merits of the lecturer. On both points the patrons of Mr T. Burton were soon enlightened. After a very brief and matter-of-fact introduction from the officiating Chairman, the orator stepped to the front, unrolled a bundle of M.S. and proceeded to read. The opening sentences appeared a little familiar to more than one who was present, and as the reading proceeded suspicion deepened into conviction that the "witty, sarcastic and audacious" lecture was nothing moie nor less than Ingersolt's " Mistakes of Moses," 'given a 3trniued local application jiere and there, and amplified by sundry interpolations of a very commonplace and rather vulgar character. In fact the inter polations were readily recognisable by their impoverished diction and coarse tone. This, perhaps, was the audacity referred to in the advertisement. No opportunity was given for discussion, and, therefore, as soon as the " lecture " closed, the audience dis persed.

To the Editor: Sir,—l had perpetrated on me last night a clean swindle in a small way, and this is how it happened. Seeing an advertisement in tho paper during the week that there would be a lecture delivered in the Freethought Hall on Sunday evening by a Mr Burton, charge Is, I thought I should like to hear what this Mr Burton had to say and to see what he was like Well, I went, and I must say the trouble of the walk there was repaid by the sight of Mr Burton. For he was got up regardless of expense, his kid gloves were faultless in fit. He is not a bad speaker, or rathor reader. He is well up in. cheek and mous tache and pomade, but somehow he became connected in my mind with a Bisken bell topper, aud I thought him a little stagey. But tho sell had to come. The lecturer mounted his rostrum, and without one word of apology or explanation, he commenced to read Robert Ingersol's mistakes of Moses, which 1 could read at home without paying my shilling. Comment is needless. I left.—l am, &c, Samuel Coombes.

Professor Tyndall has written to " The Times," to correct a current error regarding Mr Carlyle. The error referred to is that, in respect to science, Carlyle is said to have been not only incurious but hostile. •This," says Professor Tyndall, "dofa not tally with my experience. During the life time of his wife and afterwards I frequently saw him, and as long as his powers con tinued unimpaired, I do not remember a single visit m which he failed to make inquiries, both regarding my own work and the general work of science. In physical subjects I never encountered a mind of stronger grasp and deeper penetration than his. During my expositions, when these were clear, he was always in advance of me, anticipating and enunciating what I was about to say. He not unfrequently called to see me in Albemarle-street, and on such occasions I usually described to him what I was doing there. Four or five years ago, when I was engaged on the ' chimera' of spontaneous generation, I took him into my;warm room, and explained to him tbe part-played by the floating matter in the air in the phenomena of putrefaction and infection. He was profoundly interested, and as docile as a child,"

A tale of wounded love, mortal jealousy, and romantic revenge, reaches u« from Turakina. There is a settler is that peace rul valley who loved a damsel in the same locality, not wisely but too well. The true love between the couple ran as smoothly as could be wished for about two months and then the swain proved fickle and transferred his gushing affections to another quarter. What did the jilted lady do? Did she mope like Mariana in the Moated Grange, or conceive a partiality for a nun nery. Nothing of the sort-she was a strong-minded female, and she borrowed her brother's revolver. Armed with this implement of torture she pursued jher treach erous lover, and frightened that individual out of his scanty wits. His residence now resembles a beleaguered fortress, for he daren't come put for fear of the revolver, and his food is conveyed to him on the sly by some sympathetic friends.. Public sym pathy in Turakina is on the side of the maiden fair, whose vengeance seems un tiring. She has flooded the neighbourhood with letters in which she laments the per fidy of her whilom lover, and bewails her unhappy fate in a pretty mixture of French and English. The peaceful hamlet of Tura kina— a sleepy hollow at most times —is up in arms about the matter.

The Sunday-school entertainment in connection with the Newton Kirk will take plaoe to-morrow evenine.the 7th, and not on the 11th as advertised on Saturday.

Mr D. N. Gamier, of Albert-street, has been recently very successful in curinf? persons long afflicted with Chronic Rheumatism. This has lieen affeoted by the aid of a petite galvanic battery, which in its peculiar construction is working for its patients much good.

! The projected soiree of the Congrega tional Churoh, Beresford-street, in celebration of the opening of the new gallery, will be held to-morrow evening, as announced in another column. The meeting will be commenced im mediately after tea, viz., at 7.30 • chairman, Rev J. Robertson, M.A. The following ministers will deliver special addresses—Rev W. Morley on "The Personal Responsibility of Churoh Members;" Rev J. Guy on "Tho Church's Work on the World around it;" Rev McKenzie Fraser—" A Poetical Speech:" Bey T. Hodeson on " The Joy of Worship;,' Bey W.- C, Oliver on " Kcclesiaßtical Nomenclature."

CABLEGRAMS.

LREUTBB'g XBLEGKAMS.i PRESIDENT GARFiKLD IM- j PROVING. WASHINGTON, September^. The President's condition having materi ally improved, his physicians are now con sidering the possibility of removing him to his home in Ohio, and thus give him the benefit of change of air. . j THE CONSERVATIVES AND THE COLOJNIES. LONDON, September 2. Sir Stafford .Northcote made a speech to day at Sheffield, in the course of which he took occasion to emphasize the importance of maintaining the existing union between . England and the colonies. \ CONSERVATIVE REACTION. LONDON, September 2. The,election for a member for North* Durham, which took place to-day, resulted' in the return of Mr Elliott, a Conservative candidate,, in tho room of Lient.-Colonel Jolcey, deceased, a Liberal representative. AYOUB KUAN ON THE DEFENSIVE. CALCUTTA, Septembers The latest telegram received by the Go vernment of India from Afghanistan reports that Ayoub Khan was, on the 30th August, still in the neighbourhood of the city of Kandahar, and had made no movement toward opposing the advance of the Ameer's forces from Kelat-i-Ghilazi, COMMERCIAL. LONDON, September 3. Consols remain at 90. New Zealand securities are unchanged. '1 he breadstufl'a market to-day shows no change in prices for Adelaide and New Zealand wheat or flour.

At the wool sale to-day 9,300 bales were offered, making a total of 101,700 catalogued since the opening of the series. A gootl demand was experienced] for the various lots offered.

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

(Via Melbourne a«d the Bluff.) SIR GAVAN DUFFY ON THE LAND ACT. LONDON, August 23. Sir Gavan DuifFY.in a publiahod address, has announced his opinion on the new Irish Land Act.after eulogising in warm lan guage the courage displayed by Mr Glad stone and his colleagues in grappling firmly with a subject surrounded with great diffi cutties. He characterised the Act as a glorious measure, and one from which he anticipated groat results, He maintained, however, that it will still be desirable to continue the agi tation in Ireland in order that an active pub lic opinion shall secure the fruits of the mea sure from being lost MOKE INFiSRNAL MACHINES. Intelligence has been received by the police authorities troni the United States warning them that Fenian conspirators have despatched a cargo of internal machines *,o Ireland. The information states that the vessel is expected to go to Limerick, and all arrivals from the States at that port are being closely watched. INDIAN EXCHEQUER. Tho Financial Secretary for India has submitted his budget. The Viceroy's Council shows surplus of the year to be £850,000. The total expenses of the Afghan war are found to have exceeded £20,000,000. He is unable to recommend a substantial remission in taxation, and notwithstanding the objections raised by the mercantile community of England, the import duties imposed sometime since will be continued. VICTORIAN REFORM. London, August 24. Tho " Standard," in a leading article, discusses the settlement of the Reform Question in Victoria, and expresses the opinion that the compromise is one on the whole creditable to the moderation of both parties. The removal of this cause of political strife is believed to be likely to promote the prosperity of the colonies, EVICTION RIOT. Another eviction riot of a serious charac ter has taken place in Ireland. A large number of peasantry attacked the police and military, who were engaged carrying out an eviction at Rathbeal, 17 miles from Limerick on the Kast bank of the Lee. Some persons were severely injured before the riot was repressed. DYNAMITE CONVENTION. The Dynamite Convention, which is still sitting at Chicago hatching its schemes for the employment of infernal machines, is tidiculed by the New York press as un worthy of serious consideration. The idea that any dangerous action is likely to em anate from such worthless sources is scouted,

Another attempted outrage, which is at tributed to Fenian agents, has been dit* covered at Birmingham, at the railway station of that city. The attention of the authorities was directed to a package for warded for transmission, and which pur- Eorted to contain boots. There were, owever, suspicions circumstances con nected therewith, and the package was opened and examined. It was found to contain a considerable quantity of gun powder, The matter has been placed in the hands of the police.

The Government have released Dennis Hannigan, secretary of the Drum callogher branch Land League. He was arrested as " suspect" under the provi sions of the Protection to Persons and Pro perty Act of the 9th March, and has since that date been confined in Kilmainham gaol. NIHILISTS IN SWITZERLAND.

Owing to the activity recently displayed by the Nihilist organisation, the Swiss Government, acting on representations made to them, have expelled from the boundary one prominent Nihilist leader, on the grounds that he was guilty of an in fringement of international law, and had abused the rights of hospitality.

AMENDMENT OF LIBEL LAW.

LONDON, August 25. The bill for the amendment of the law of libel, introduced by Mr Hutchinson, M.P., of Halifax, which has received the assent of the House of Commons, has now been under the consideration of the Lords. The bill, which provides that no criminal prosecution for libel shall in future be instituted against the proprietors of any journal without leave of the Attorney-General, has met with general approval, After discussion in the House of Lords the measure was passed, and now awaits Royal assent.

The Russian Ambassadors in Washing ton, acting under instructions from their Government, has demanded from the United States, the extradition of Hart maun, the Russian Nihilist. It is main tained that the offence with which Hart mann is charged, is of a criminal character, and that he is not entitled to the protection afforded to political offenders.

THE NEW GREEK TERRITORY.

The handing over of the territory ceded under the recent Convention between Greece and Turkey, is being carried out, but some difficulties have arisen, owing to an outrage committed by the Turks before retiring. The Turkish troops when aban doning ,the town of Mailza, set fire to the place, and a large number of buildings were destroyed before the conflagration was stayed. THE DUBLIN TRIAL. LONDON, August 26. It has been officially announced that the expenses of the trial of Parnell, the Irish Home Rule leader and other traversers held before the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, amounted to £9000. The expenses of the defendants were defrayed in great part by public subscriptions. HELIGOLAND TO BE MADE NEUTRAL. LONDON, August 27.

A proposal has been made by Mr Glad stone to the German Government that the island of Heligoland, situated in the North Sea, 140 miles from the mouth of the Elbe, phall be recognised: aH neutral territory. The island, which is only about 233 miles in circnmference, is one of the most favourite German watering places. The island has been held by Great Britain since its capture from Denmark in 1827. ILLNESS AMONG VOLUNTEERS. Owing to the incessant wet weather which has prevailed during the review of Scotch Volunteers at Edinburgh, large numbers of men who took part in it have been placed on the sick list. The troops were exposed for several hours in the rain, and suffered severelyirom the wetting, A FARM EOK DAVITT, The Irish Land League purpose mak ing a presentation ot a farm to Michael JJavitt, one of the most prominent agitators, JDavittj,' who was at large on a ticket-of leave, was re-arrested a tew months ago on

account of seditious utterances, and is now confined in Kilmainham gaol. , PROTECTION IN KUSSIA. The Russian Government Las decided on a considerablei increase, of duties on aIL goods imported into the country. The trade, between G,reat Britain and Russia is likely to be severely affected. YELLOW FEVER. An epidemic yellow fever is raging at Barbadoes, one of the Windward Islands of the West Indies, and has caused a very large number of deaths. REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN FRANCE. The result ot the general election in France has been altogether favourable to the Republicans. The number of voters recorded was 6,000,000. Of these the Re publican candidates obtained 4,500,000; the Bonapartists 500,000; and tho represen tatives of the Legimitists, Orleaniats, and other parties 1,000,000. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN AMERICA. A destructive fire has occurred at Chicago, by Which several buildings were burnt and a large amount of property destroyed, The loss is estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. A destructive fire has occurred in Canada, a town village having been nearly destroyed. Fully one half the place was burnt down, ANOTHER BAD HARVEST. The continuation of heavy rain has been most disastrous to the prospects of harvest throughout Great Britain. The crops on the Continent have also suffered severely. AN ACTIVE AGENT GENERAL. Saul Samuel, Agent General of South Wales, has obtained a promise of a number of valuable presents for the new Museum recently established in Sydney.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before R. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.)

GtAssiOLOGiSTS. — Six persons, male and female, were severally fined, for this offence. John-Leonard was oonvicted for the 100 th time in this Court, a fact which called forth some remarks from the Court. 10' and coses.

Looks' Arms.—Margaret Looks, alias " Meg Morrlless," was oharged, under the Vagrant Act, with keening a houße of ill-fame, known as Looks' Arms, Chancery Lane, frequented by persons of bad oharaoter. — Prisoner said she might as well plead guilty, although she was partly innocent.—Mr Pardy stated putiquhrs, and said there was a great disturbance in-side; he would call evidence in support of the oharge —Detective Breunan deposed that he went to the house oconpied by prisoner yesterday, and found prisoner help lessly drunk on a bed, and a prostitute named Mooney sprawlingdrunkonthefloor. Anamberof thieves and bad characters were In the house — Sergeant A. Clarke, gave similar evidence. Had often warned the woman, but the nuisance con tinued. He found about 20 unfortunates in the house.and made a list of their names.—Constable Strathearn gave similar evidence. - His Worship said he had been in many towns, seaports, and other places, bat in all those towns, he must say that he had never witnessed suoh filthy, dirty wretches as those who frequently occupied that box from Chanoery-Btreot. In all his life, he had seen nothing to equal the residents of that locality for filth, dirt, and vice. All they seem to care for is an unlimited supply of drink.— The prisoner was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour. Three Marys.—Mary Collins, Mary Mooney, and Mary Davis, were oharged under the Vagrant Aot with being habitual drunkards, and without visible means.—Collins pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month in Mount Kden Gaol Mooney pleaded not guilty, but the charge was proved by Deteotive Brennan and other officers, and prisoner was ordered to two months imprisonment.—Mary Davis, a young girl, was found in the house of Looks in a state of drunkenness. — Sergeant Clarke gave a description of the Btato in which he found this girl; it was a very sad story of human de pravity.—Two months imprisonment, HOOSB-DBBAKINQ.—Kaven Mason, a yonng man, was charged with feloniously breaking and entering the house of James Colby, in Newton, on the 3rd instant.—Mr Paray said the entry was made on Saturday evening, during tha absence of Mr and Mrs Colby, who had gone out on business, but on returning to their house, Mr Colby found, to his surprise, that the door was fastened inside. On getting through the window, some one struck a match in his face, dealt him a blow, and popped behind the door, whioh proved to be the prisoner, who was subsequently secured by Constable H. Clarke. Mr Pardy asked for a re mand until Thursday next, when he should be prepared to go on with the case.— Mr Colby here stepped forward and said he did not wish to punish Mason, who he un derstood was a hard-working lad.—Mr Pardy however, nrged that a number of similar offences had recently been committed in shop 3 and hotels in the neighbourhood, and there was little doubt but a robbery would have been effeoted by prisoner had not Mr Colby made his appearance at the opportune moment.—Reman ded until Thursday next; prisoner admitted t bail, himself in £100 and sureties to the same amount. This waa all the business.

FOOTBALL MATCHES.

A football matoh was played In the Domain on Saturday afternoon, between the Albert and Stanley Clubs, and resulted in a viotory for tho Albert by 8 points (1 touohdowns) to nil. The touchdowns were obtained by Spraggoh (1), Scjdman (1), Hobson (2). Smart, Finlayson, Pritchard, Spragtjon, Goodman, Hobson. and Danks played well for the Albert.—Half-Baok. The matoh between the Grammar School and Ponsonby Second Fifteen Football Clnbs on Saturday last was won by the latter after a well contested game by two points to nil. For the Grammar School. Brauud. Ansley and Stewart Stayed very well, and for Ponsonby 'Oven iayton, Henderson and Pilkington were among the foremost.

SCINTILLATIONS.

" Be brief, tor it is wita words as with sun beams; tbe more they are condensed the deeper they burn."—Southed. Mr Moorhouso, M.H.K., is still very ill in Wellington. A man. named Watt, on Saturday, fell over the cliff at l?irst Church, Dunedin, and was killed. To Whiti has warned the new parties fencers against using any violence. Egypt has a plague not known in Pha roan's day—a plague of bogus coin. " Sleeping out loud " is the latest child definition for snoring. Squirrels are said to drive away English sparrows, the two nuisances having a great dislike for each other. A servant gill in .New York has been sent to jail for two months for the original offence of throwing a pan full of soft soap over her employer, when the rash man ventured to suggest that her work was not giving satisfaction. At a supper given to the Prince of Wales at Pesth was a 42-pound .Rhine salmon, wearing on his head the crowns of England and Hungary. Sacramento River can do much better in the salmon line than that; Scene—Restaurant. Major: "Er-r-ah, waitah, I wish two chops, Che one to be made ready befaw the othah. Do you heah ?" " Yes, sir. Au' which chop -will ye have first ?" The men of Nebraska will vote next year on a Constitutional amendment allowing women to vote, and a systematic agitation of the woman suffrage question has already been commenced there. ■ A thoughtful bride with an eye to the future is reported to have lately said : " I told all my friends to have my name put on my presents, so that divorced George should hot be able to claim them;" The residents at Mahurangi object to th,e Northern Wairoa being included in Rod ney. A. H. Doane, of Cincinnati, claims to have invented an electric motor which he can attach to a street car at an expense of £10, and then run the car for Cd a day. <$>The doctrine on which the Lutheran Synodical Conference is Splitting is predes tination, one part of the Church holding to and the other rejecting the belief that God foreordains some men to be lost and some to be saved.

'Twos during the recent Grand Prix, A Frenchman as rich as could bir, Put up all his francs On a roan horsa's shanks— " Mon Bleu 1 I am ruined 1" quoth hix.

Captain Ros?, of Cincinnati, recently in vented a machine for filling gas retorts, which saves the labour of 25 men. A com pany took up the invention, stocked at £60,000, one-half paid up. The first divi. dend, just declared, is £30,000. The Rev. Upton Davis is in Auckland for his health, suffering from minister's sore throat. The Native Land Purchase department has handed over 126,923 acres to be admin istered by the Waste Lands Board. Mr Wood, it has been found, is ineligi ble for Hamilton borough election through having entered into a trifling contract with the borough. Under the ruins of the Imperial Palace at St. Cloud was found a bag containing 10,000 francs in Napoleons. The gold pieces were fresh from the mint, and the bag bore the address, "For his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon III." Unanswerable. — Anxious sister (to brother George, who has just finished a sparring lesson) —"Promise me, please, never to box Again. If you want some thing for protection, learn to fence." George—" Well, if I were ever attacked, I might not have a rapier with me." She (triumphantly)—" Yes; but you might not have your boxing-gloves, either." Some persons do ask the queerest questions. A woman writes to an editor asking " how to kill roaches." There are hundreds of ways to kill'em, and one of the most effective is to catch a roach, place it on the bake-board, and hit it a smart blow with the potato-masher. Another sure way is to drive a lath nail through the insect, or get it between the leaves of a big dictionary I and slam the volume shut with italic em phasis. It is easy enough to kill roaches, but how to catch 'em may be another thing.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL IiEPdItTER.) WELLINGTON, this day. THE STONEWALLING. The House adjourned on Saturday after noon, at 4.30 o'clock, after a seventy-four hours' sitting uatil Monday, at 2.30 p.m., when the debate on the third reading of the Representation Bill will be resumed. The proceedings during the early part of Friday night were unparalleled in the political history of this colony. Whether the action taken by the Government, the Speaker, and Chairman of Committees was profitable ot proper, is not for me to say, but it was sufficiently high-handed to completely shatter the stonewall, which had been assuming greater proportion as time rolled on, the excitement was( intense. The utmost good feeling prevailed, and whatever may be said for or against the action of either side, members on all hands appeared to feel the responsibility of theii position, and behaved themselves in a mart' ncr which redounds to their credit. It is doubtful if any other deliberative bodj which could be got together would have, under such trying circumstances, restrainec themselves as did those gentlemen who have sat in our colonial Commons during the 70 hours' sitting on the Kepresentatioi Bill. Sleepless nights and weary days o: speaking tried the patience of talkers anc listeners to the utmost, yet there wai scarcely a man who lost his temper, and required to be called to order save and except for wandering from th< particular point under consideration, Messrs Pitt, Seddon, and others wer< several times peremptorily ordered to sii down on that score, and, they obeyed withou murmur. 'Mr Moss did protest once oi twice, but he was too wise to incur th( censure of the House, and took care to kee] within reasonable bounds. With regard t( Mr Giaborne, I have.the best reasons fo: knowing that lie had no desire to be obstruc tive, and his whole bearing, which wasdigni tied and courteous, should have told in hii favour, but the majority felt or affected t( feel, that an example should be made oi the offender, and, as already reported, he was made to purchase his right, to furthei sit in the House by a penalty of £20. As ] telegraphed this on Saturday morning there was considerable indignation al this among many persons, but il was manifested in the House while he was receiving-a lecture from the Speakei on the error of his way—a lecture whicb Was of the most humiliating kind, buttc which he made no remark. _A subscription was being raised in the lobbies, and a sun of £200 was raised within ten minutes later, and voluntary donations were sent ia. Oi Saturday morning several influential resi dents in Nelson telegraphed to the stone wall party, saying that they might dra\i upon them to the extent of £2,000, for fines if necessary. Indeed, two members of th< Ministry, viz., Messrs Johnston and 80l leston, offered to subscribe £5 each toward: the fine imposed. As has been indicated Mr Gisborne's, conduct was gentlemanly quiet, and dignified. He had onl< insisted upon resisting the chair, and h* did it with reluctance in orde that so unprecedented a ruling might bi decided in the full House with the Speake. in the chair. The Speaker's conduct wa also dignified, and the tones of his com mandiog voice almost awe-inspiring. Hi intended to make the occasion an impres sive one, and he succeeded, at least for thi time-being, but after he had finished it wai felt that a proper climax would at leas have been the public execution of the vie tim of his imperious wrath. From the hou in which he gave judgment the stonewal began to crumble. Hour after hour thi masonry became weaker and still mon feeble, and by three o'clock this morning the mighty edifice which had previously existed was a ruin, with naught remaining to tell the tale save the page of his tory. It is open to question whethei having annihilated the obstruction thi Government were justified 'in pressing the bill further during that sitting, but the] did so with a firmness they have failed tc exhibit on many previous iraportani occasions. When told that the schedult had not been considered by many members, and that amendments might be possible the Premier and Treasurer said the schedules would not be allowed to be altered but that if suggestions were made to the Government those suggestions would* b( carefully considered, but no) opportunity was given for consideration as the bill was reported from committee, re-committed, and the third reading proposed without one hour's delay. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION BILL ABANDONED. • I bear, on good authority, that the Rail, way Construction Bill is to be abandoned. MR SPEIGHT AND THE REPRK SENTATION BILL. In the Star of the 27th, Mr Speighi is stated to have followed the lead of Sii George urey, and paired in favour of the Representation Bill. Mr Speight wishes it to be made clear, that 'on all occasions from the introduction of the Bill to the present, he has steadily paired or voted against the bill. LOBBY RUMOURS. It is rumoured that it after the Represen. tation Bill is disposed of the Opposition are not prepared to permit the remaining prin cipal Government measures to pass without prolonged debate, steps will be taken to cause each question to be put without debate. Of course snch a proposal will be resisted. MR GISBORNE'S FINE. Members to-day received the following telegram from the Mayor of Nelson:— "Amount of fine wired to you this morn ing. Understand that it has already bees found several times, but Nelson people hope Mr Gisborne.will kindly allow .them the privilege to which they consider they have the best right.—J. R. DODSON, Mayor." SIR GEORGE GREY TO TEST-THE SPEAKER'S RULING. The struggles of the opposing parties have indeed been severe, and wilhjive long in the memory of those who' witnessed them. The scene of Friday night was one of great excitement, and is the ruling topic of discussion in every circle of the city. It is rumoured, and there is some foundation for the rumour, that on Monday night Sir George Grey is to make a proposition and a. speech which will cause him to be given in charge of the Sergeant at-Arms. What is to be the nature of the proposition I cannot tell at present. Parties have changed somewhat during the proceedings I have described, but it will not be till some party division takes place that the true state of things will be gauged with any accuracy. ; ■ OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.; I send you the following extracts from this day's papers, as an index of public opinion upon the recent proceedings in the House. The "Times " says : " The action by Sir G. M. O'Rorke on Friday night in reference to the Parliamentary deadlock cannot fail to command the admiration and respect of the whole of the colony of New Zealand. It has for some time past been felt by all thinking men the representative institutions are upon trial, and the scenes which have taken place in England and Vic toria, Canada and New South Wales, have clearly pointed to this issue—that unless some stringent means can be devised by which the intrinsic principle of a representa tive constitution—namely, the will of the majority can be enforced, some other means of governing population must be invented. The doption of a system analogous to the French cloture in the parliament of Eng land has been the remedy which .has hitherto met with the most favour. It has been reserved for the parliament of New Zealand through its Speaker to definitely assert the great principle that majorities must rule without having recourse to any system of iron-handed repressive measures. For a week a large majority in the New Zealand House of Representa tives has sat patiently awaiting the time when a small minority should see fit to discontinue its opposition to their will. During the last forty-eight hours that majority has continuously remained quiescent .whilst but three or four members of the minority were in attendance—calmly, iatiently, and good-humouredly watching and waiting for some sign, that the minority were prepared to accept a decision. They forbore to. use their great strength, and when the speaker, with dignified firmness, announced that- the time had arrived when the principles that should guide the proceedings of a constitutional Assembly must be enforced; he did not do so, only in the character of an arbitrary dictator enforcing his will- upon the House, but as the mouth-piece.of that majority which declared itself on division to be desirous of asserting its authority. Any impartial observer who listened to the dignified tones of Sir Maurice O'Rorke and heard him with ringing voice declaring that the voice of the people must be heard—a majority of their representatives must have'felt that the House and the Speaker had estab lished a precedent, which we ven ture to say will command attention

throughout the whole of the Enelish" speaking communities of the world. It was no); to be .forgotten .that the majority of members who endorsed his manly utterance constituted the real strength of his position His inipressiye, utterances have vindicated the hono.ur of the House whilst übholdinfr his .own authority." . ' 6 -. The "Post" on Saturday night says'— v "The 'iron hand' has crushed .the 'stone, wall,' for a time at any rate. The Speaker and the Chairman of Committees have jointly and severally asserted the absolute power of the majority to decide. In what- ' ever manner the minority shall. defend itself from the attack of overwhelming "•'■'•' numbers. We must confess \ye are heartily "■■ ' sick of the iuanc parrot-cry, which is so constantly dinned into our ears, "the: majority must rule "—for that pry embodies either a mere truism, or ■ pise a most dangerous fallacy. It either means the assertion of what nobody dreams of denying or the promulgation of a doctrine •which cannot be too earnestly deprecated. If th e aphorism, which is .reiterated with sach * wearisome persistency, is to be interpreted" ,as implyina simply that a majority ot three • to one is generally.able.to crush itsoppo. ' ; nents by the mere physical weight of nam; • bors, then we reply that nobody ever doubted that, and it is needless to indulge in the * tedious repetition of^a self-evident propoßi i tion. It is idle to discuss a mere platitude ': . but if, the assertion that "the majority 1 must rule "isto be understood.as meaning " ! that the majority must use their unques. ' tioned strength in silencing and crushing' '. the minority, we feel bound to record^ out entire dissent from the position taken up. The strong need not necessarily be bullies! , Strength should be accompanied,by gentle*. ness: and forbearance toward .weakness.; , ;'-'■ . It is only in uncivilised /communities ' '■ and among the brute -creation ;that ■ I the possession of immense strength implies Z ! its ruthlessness against the iveak. We— , regret J,hat our Parliament has so soo_;lb'st i its patience, because a gallant little band ■"■'■' . of members, acting on the strong desire of - '. the constituents, have striven to the last j: agaiiistthe disfranchisement arid-political ~: extinction of several districts who are not pretended to have committed any fault. ' The House of Commons have for nearly three years, with obstruction- of an unparaleled character carried on . under circumstances of the greatest aggrava-, tion. Our House of Representatives found a single week of milder and more excusable resistance too muoh tor Its powers of endurance, and then clamoured for the . instant suppression of the minority by "; mere brute force. It was not pretended that the latter were infringing the Standing Order by which parliamentary business is ''.". guided—not at all. The Speaker and the ; Chairman of Committees calmly ignored all rules and regulations, arid deliberately asserted in parliament the principle on which mob law is founded, We pass over for the present the treatment of the Hon. -.;'■> Mr Gisbome, and the moral lecture which ' was delivered to him, as if he were a ; : naughty school-boy, whose birching was to '■ follow, or " drunk and disorderly," about to , be fined five shillings and costs, save only to. remark that the contributions pro-, vided for the entertainment ot the public was far more derogatory to the real • dignity of Parliament than the obstructive proceedings of the stonewallers. Nor cah we now consider the many momentous : issues which may be the outcome of the un- _ Z precedented course adopted last night, arid " also to-day, when the Government abso-"... lutely forced the Representation Bill through all its stages. The House has solemnly pronodnced that the rule of the majority is to be interpreted as meaning a "Might is right." Unhappily such a .''V principle "cuts both warp," and is capable of very varied application. We greatly fear ' that the Government will yet find this out to their cost and their humiliation^ They have now set in motion a mighty engine, whose movements their puny handsl can :■ never again arrest or control, ♦■ — ! (BY TBLEdRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) J SATURDAY'S SITTING.—THE RK • PRESENTATION ' DEBATE CON ., ■■ TINUED. . . -. • -Mr Pitt desired to accord-his solemn protest against the Bill becoming law, and at some length gave his reasons for oppos ing the measure. He repeated the Bpeech which he had previously made in committee, and again expressed his conviction that fol lowing the operation of the Bill would be the moving of the seat of Government to either Canterbury or OtagO, and that fol lowing .thereupon separation, would ensue, and by and by the Public ..Works scheme would provide for the construction of the Otago Central and Christchurcb. and West ; Coast railways out of colonial fund?,and that probably the first expenditure out of the new loans would be thus spent. He said it had been rumoured in the lobbies that the pro vincial members who had opposed the Bill would be punished'when the estimates came down, and he believed there was more than rumour in the threat. The Premier'said it the hon. member referred to or insinuated anything against the Government, he should mention the name or names of any member who had so spoken. ' - Mr Pitt said he could do that, and on being pressed, said the rumour was in the usual form, " they say," but that the person mentioning it was the Postmaster-General (Mr Johnston); and he said Messrs Leyestam and Gibbs could endorse his statement. ~-.,',, '..'.. The Premier said,«in the absence of the Postmaster-General, he very much regretted the statement. . Mr Pitt, in concluding a long and forci ble speech, declared-his action throughout had not been impelled by selfish motives, but in the interest of the colony at large.' Mr Moss followed, .and reviewed the principles of the bill and the history of the debate. He thought the lust of power and dominion would seize the Canterbury and Otago members, for the present members would soon be succeeded by strangers, who would have no mercy or regard for rights. i He then referred to the fact that the House was gagged last night. ! TheSPEAKER checked him, and said the , fact that he (Mr Moss) -was now speaking was "prootihat the House had not been gagged. vv - ; , Mr.Moss continued in the same strain, and' '•'- - -.

The Speaker ordered him to sit down, and warned him that it he repeated the offence his conduct Would be submitted to the opinion of the House. Continuing, Mr Moss said there was no political entity in the North Island. There was more sympathy existing between Wel lington and Canterbury than with Auck land. That province held a peculiar posi tion, its one great need being the settlement of the native question, and-thai; native lands there should be thrown open to the public, first being made Government orp. perty. • He said he would oppose the Bill to' the last. . Mr Ballanck expressed sympathy with Nelson, Promises had been made them by the Government which were not kept. He admitted that the districts given increased representation, on the basis of population, were fully entitled, but exceptions ought to have been made to meet cases like that of Nelson, and other similarly,situated dis tricts. He held that Nelson members were bound to make a stand, and they had done so on sound constitutional principles. Otago and Canterbury were now opposed to Nel son, but soon the North Island would have as large a population as the South, and the next redistribution of seats would tell a very different tale. He favoured the throwing open of native lands. He said the proposed number of members was not too large, if really efficient representation was needed,, but he condemned single electorates, as in creasing the power of the property vote. Separation, he said, could not be brought aboutjn face of the great financial respon sibilities of the colony. The native repre sentation should have' been abandoned Towns and country districts should have equal representation, The great blot of the Bill was what might be termed a sur veyor's schedule, perhaps a good one, but. the House ought to have been given an opportunity to revise it. As it now stood it would be productive of most disastrous and inconvenient results. It absolutely ignored any community of feeling between the var ious disconnected portions which made up many of the districts. The proposal to make amendments by message from the Governor was not fair to the House, or to , members whose districts were concerned. He believed the couutry would take a very lenient view of the obstruction made.by the Nelson members and their immediate friends. MrToLE expressed his vigorous protest against the Bill in its present form, main taming that it should not have preceded, but succeeded, local government, and that it should have recognised the native popu lation. He deplored the determination of Southern members to hold a preponderance of the voting power, and said the Bill in its operation would produce most serious conse quences, which the House apparently bad not tfully considered when helping the Min istry to fotce on the measure without any concessions. The Bill was nothing but a sham. He read from the Constitution Amendment Act, 1879, which Sir George Grey, had proposed.- to introduce, and showed that such a measure

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