SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

tTtn-j w , TlfH |Tll_ll7C-IIl?, 9.5S HIGH WATER} To . nloI . IOW Morwna. 10.18 _ UNSET.—This .Kvonlng, 7.5 *■ Ui-RISIC—To-MorrowMorninß. 5.23 MOON'S AGF.-First Quarter, 6th, 0.33 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENING.

TO-DAY, Glonelg, s.s., Farquhur, from Tauranga

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVSNIKO. Te Anau, 5.3. Carey, for Russell tj-dav. 1 orea, schoonor, Giundy, for ICaipa^a

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Londoii-Dunloe, loading ; Loch Uit, to follow Tauranga— U lenelK. Friday; nultalti, -Vlouuuy Rusaoll—lona, "Monday ?.loibouni(i, vi;i South—To Anau, Friday NVliHiixaroi and Uusao'l-Waiuiti. vVeiincs.iay l\ow Plymouth and aouth—fenguin, ou arrival o( mail Wh-Uigai-oi—Argj-10, Tuesdays and tr.days Waitaki, Friony Friendly Islands-Myrtle

VKSSKI-3 KXPKOTKD. liotorua, s.s , from Sydney. Wednesday Wolverine H.M.S., trom nydney, Bhortiy Oxford, aliio, (M.T.L,S.( fiom London; Bailed

D,?c. 1 _ , Sydenham, barque (J.M.F.Q), from London soiled November 37th Peru, barque, from London : load ng Loch Lee, b_rqu-, from L-.nJon ; Boned Decern-

oer2l Superior, barquo, from Now lork; sailed

October 23 Ctibarfetdh, barq-.'O (?.Q.M.J.), from Hongkong Himalaya, barque (V.l'.K.Al), Ironi London; Stag, barque, from Newcastle; sail, d Loonganu, barque, from Hobart Town Orweii. bri mantine, trom the l-jlanos iAoaerirk Dm, brigantine, rrom Dunedin Clansman, trwaat no, from Melbourne:, sailed

20th Defiance, brijcantin... from Melbourne . _thel, biigontice, from liunuoin _mer 6 'y, schoouer, from Isomnca

Inwahds Coastwise.—Fairy, from Kussoil, with oj 10U3 coul; Oportiki, from Tairua, with 26,662 feet timber ana 6UOO ohmgles; Dream. froai Tairua, with 27,7(0 feet timber; t. wku, from Tairua, with 21,000 feet of limber, and IJ tons grain; (ihost, from Omaha, With 1530 rails and 12 tons firewood.

Outwards COASTWiSK.-P.iku, fo: Tairua, A schoonor insido Tiri Tiii r<a3 signalled wnen wo went to prod..

Maßtors of ve-sels aro informed that tho Sht-arer Reck buoy has broken adrift.

Tho brigantine Myrtle is discharging her copra into the Lech Urr for conveyance to London.

We understand that Captain Scott, late of the brigantine Active, has chartered the brigantino Alatautu from Messrs H. M. Huge and Co.. for a voyago to Auckland, calling at several places cd route, in completion of the trio which woulj have been undertaken by tho Activo but for her unfortunate mishap on Faleula reef.—" Samoan Times"

The schooner Tubou Malohi, from Vavau, Hying the Tongan uovernmeut flag entered our naroour on Wednesday Evening. She is under charter to Messrs Wm. McArthar and Co., of Auckland, and came hero on business connected with the wreck of the brigantine Active. The T übou Malohi sailed for Tongatabu, to connect with the Myrtle, on Thursday aftei noon.—" Samoan Times," January 1.

Tho barque Beatrice Havener is expected to load with gum for New York. Sbo ha 3 entored out at the Customs.

A cablegram published in this evening's issue announces the arrival of the barque Loch Doon at London from this port prior to February Ist. She left this port on October 9, and the passage has therefore occupied about lie days.

An enquiry into tbe cause of tho recent wreck of the schooner Dauntlesi has been htld before the member 3of the Kiji Marine Board, and the decision is to tha effect ihat the certificates of both mas'.erand mate bo suspended for twelve months.

Tho Stag left Newcastle, N.S.W., for Auck land on January 26, with a cargo of coal.

Messrs Shaw, SoviUe and Co.'s barque Oxford, 1352 tjna. Captain Braddick, left Gravesend for Auckland on December 4th, passed Deal on tbo otb, and nai off Portland en the 9Hi. She cornea consigned to Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. Passenger. :— Saloon—Mis M. Hingtton, Mi-s Amy Hingston, Thomas aingeton. Ann-.o HingJtnn, Frederick Hingston, Edith Hing-ton, Miss 51. Trenchard, Hugh Trenchard. William N. Ley. Alan Bell, Samuel a. Osborne. Mrs E. E. Osborne, Dr. Stevens, Mrs Stevens, b. C. ..kiflhigcon, Mrs Skifflngton. H. C. Skilfington, Lionel H. Claudet, D. W. Northcote, W. A. Hunt. Mrs J. Hnnt, Jessie Hunt, willie Hunt. Bertie Hunt, Ethel Hunt, E. Powell, John Affleck, C. E. Pietyman, and T. P. Wayte. tiecond Cabin —Alexander Davidson, Charlotte Woodward, John Hartwell, Mary Hartwell, J. Hartweli, J Hartwell, E. Hartwell, M. Hartwell, C. Hart well, E. Hartwell, Wm. b. Lamhe, Philip Hocquard, Mrs Hocqnard, Ann K. Hocquard, Miss J. Hosking, Charles A. Blakely, Itlizabslh Scott, George H: Scott, Edward acott, Wm. James Scott, and W. 11. Hmith, Steerago— Isabella Gordon, Sarah Gordon, Lizzie Gordon, James Gordon, James Gordon, Root. H. C. Henry Watson, Martha Watson, Mary J. Watson, John Henry Wntson, Robert Wa'sou, Margaret Watson, M. Ihomas \S*atson, Mrs Cann.ng. Charles Canning, Annie Canning. Air B. Daniel, Mrs J. Daniel, r.. Toad, Cora Skillerr, Clarence Sklllern, John Skillern, Alary Ann Frederick Skillern, Henry Skillern, K.jiza Fleet, S. K. Meet, Joel Fleet, John Fleet, Quinto Curta, Joan Carta, H. Kvans, William Best, John Tim?. Ann Stubhs, J. W. Stubbs, J. P. Hodges, James Conghay, James Conghay, junr., E. H. Slioard, George William Atty, J. apence, Henrietta Spence, Fred. Hpenee, Joseph Spence, Emily Sponce, and R. T. Rutherford.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS. Hinemoa, s.s„ Fairehil d, from New Plymouth Lalla Kcokh, p.s., Campbell, from Waitara

The Government steamer Hlnemoa, which arrived from Wellington and Now Plymouth today, leavts again to-morrow or on Saturday. She brought the following passengers: Judge Allen, Mrs Brookfleld, Captain hdwin, wife and child, Mrs Berry, and several others.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Russell, thi3 day. Arrived: Te Anau, from Auckland, at 5.30 a.m. Hannah Mokau. and Christina. Saiied: Han nah Mokan and Te Anan at 7 p.m. Passengers : Rev, Davis, Messrs Dryers, Kemp, Williams, La-kins and others.

Timaru, yesterday. Arrived: Kate McGregor, from Auckland. Donkdik, yesterday.

Palled: S.s. Arawata. for Sydney, via Northern ports. Passengers—For Auckland: Misses Jones and Fulton (2), Messrs Francis Fulton, troy, Bauuie, ond McNalley. For Sydney: Messrs J. E. Mitchell, and J. Wilson. Arrived: Mabel, barque, from New York.

THE WEATHER.

as observed at telegraph stations February 3, 1880.

' C—Calm I F. Br.—Fresh Breezo L.-Light St.-Stormy Br.—Breeze I G.—Gale (2.) Aneroid barometer. (3.) weather estimated as B.—Blue Bky, be the at-1 o.—Ovcrcast.the whole mosphere clear or aby covered with heavy thick clouds C. — Clouds, passing | P.—Passing showers clouds I Q.—Squally D.—Drizzling rain R. — Bain, continued F.-Foggy rain 6. — Gloomy, dark 1 8.— Snow weather IT.—Thunder H.—Hail U.— Ugly, threatening L.—Lightning I appearance

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, Wednesday,

At Mr Baton's sale of fruit to-day the follow ing prioes were realized :—Grapes, from 3Jd to Cd per lb.; oranges, 12s 6d fo 12s 9d per case; plams, 4d; pine apples, 4b tid m6s (id per dozen,

Mr Lewis sold the balance of Osborne's grocery stock today. There was a large attendance and good prices were realised.

Messrs B. Tonk's and Co. held a largo sale of maize to-day. T-OOsacks were disposed of at 3s par bushel.

Mr R. Arthur's frnit salo was well [attended to-day. Grapes. 3}d per lb.; apples, 2a 9d to 4s 9d; cocoanuts, 7atidperloo; pine apples, 3s Cd to. s Gd; oranges, 5s to 13s per case. Auckland fruit, good show, realised as follows :—Pears, lid to 2d, apples, lid to 3d, and plums 2d to 3d.

Mr G. W. Binney sold to-day, by order of Mr Owen Humphrey, the wholo of the surplus furniture of the British Hotel; also the build ing for removal. Tbe building was knocked down to Mr White, of Bitt Btrost, for £16 cash. The sporting pictures realised good prices. The scenes representing tho fight between Sayers and Heenan (2 copies), brought £5155, and £1 2s Bd. Mrs Sceats subsequently re-purchasing the latter copy for £6. A number of field-sports sold for 12s each, a high figure considering the state of the prints, (hres winning horse?, Derby and Oaks, sold for 20s each. The furniture generally sold well.

Messrß B. Tonkß and Co. held a sale of properties in the estate of Mr R. Harris. The shop, with dwelling-house attached, stables. coach-house, &c, ln iCast Hamilton, £825. 5 allotment? fronting main road, Hamilton to Cambridge, eaoh 33 by 120-iots land 2, £11510.1; lot 3, £8210s; lots 5 and 6, £59 8s each. Lot 191, Klrikiriroa. adjoining Waikato Land Associa tion property, and cultivated farms, £115; lot 112 Komokorou. adjoining suburban lots. Ngaruawahia, £17103; lot 33, Hamilton West, 1 acre, £30. Also, freehold dwelling-house, with good stables and out-buildings, fine well of water, about 1 acre of land, w th river frontage, situated at tho Whau bridge, 3 cloae to tha rail way etation, £175,

In last night's issue we gave a r6snm6 of tho first portion of the important sale at the Bheep fair, hold by Mr Buckland yesterday. The prices obtained for the ewes and lambs wero moat satisfactory to sellers. As was remarked in last night's report, tbo ram hoggetts from Mr Graham's flock, and those of Mr Middleton'B, were the best of tbe stock exhibited, and secured higher prices. The following is the complete list of prices obtained for the rams :— HA-iß—2 foar-tooth .Lincoln rame, Maclean , and Co.. £2 15s. M. Clark; 1, £2, Inglis; 1 two tooth Lincoln ram, Maclean and Co., £2 15b, M. I Clare; 2, £2 ss, Reid; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, Maclean and Co., fit, M. Clark; 2, £2 15s, Mrs Lynch; 2 two-tooth Lincoln rams, Maclean and I Co., £3, Dodd; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, I Maclean and Co,, £2 10b, M. Clark; 2, £2 ids,

Rapson; 2 [two-tooth Lincoln rams. Maclean ana Co., £2 53, M. Clark; 1. £3 2s 6d, Clark, 3 four-tooth Leicester rams, Maclean and Co, £3, Chandler; 1 four-tooth Leicester ram; Maclean and Co., £2 10a, Mrs Lynch; 1, Si, 15s, Cruickshink; 3 foor-footh Houthdown rauie. £3 10s, Vining; 3. £3 10s, Oliver; 2, £3, Rtißhby; 2 fonr-tootn Southdown rams, £2 15b, Bnabbr"; a six-tooth Lincoln ram. bred by Wacle.n and Co, J. tarr Brown, £2, Ruther ford; 1 two-tooth Lincoln (ram. J. Barrßiown, £3, Butcher; 1, £2 16s Weatney; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, B. J. Middleton. £8 to. Gray: 1, £5 15., Cawkwoll; 1. £5, Heath; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram R. J. Middle ton. S3 sb; Fitzpatriok: 1, £3 3a Lynch: 1 two-tooth. Lincoln ram. U. J. Middleton £o 10-1, Taylor; 2. £3 10s Thorpe; 1 two-tooth Lincoln mm, R. J. Middleton, £6, Reidil. £"> 5" Tylden; 1. £5, Heath; I six-tooth Lincoln ram, W. Kerr. £2 lGs, Cragc ; 1. £3 5s Kaiisau: 3 two-tooth Lincoln rums, Ucorgo Selhv £210.. Kilo?: 3 two-tooth Lincoln rams, Ueorge Selby, £2, Clause; 2 two-tooth Lin coln rami". Gco.ro selby. ±.2. Monk ; 1 two tooth Lincoln ram, Goorgo Selby, IS, Nicool; 1, £1 173 Gd, Gco-bo: 1. £1 15^, tiattawar; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, George Selby, filjM. Mot lvieon ; 1, -31 153, huttawny; 1. £1 153, Butborland; I two-toath Lincoln ram, Alex. Mc>iiccol, 13, Fitzpatriok; 1, £2 153, Uollam; 1. £2. Hales: 1 two-tooth Lincoln ratn. Alex. ..IcNiccol, £3 7s6d, Thorburn; 1. £3, Wyho; 1, £2 6s, Care: 2 two-tooth Lincoln rams, Alox. McNioeol. £2, Gordon; 1, £2 15s, Wright: 1, £2 10*, Martin: 1 Lincoln nun, Dr. Hale, -Ms, Lendrum ;2, £2 173 (3d. Under; .i Lincoln rams. Dr. Halo, 18i, Milder; 1 Lincoln ram, Dr. Bale, 10s, Cautwcll; 1, Us, Wilkins ; 1, McNiccol. £3, Fil.uatrick Lro.H.; 2. A'cNiceol, £2 15' Thorpe: 2, McNiccol, £2 103, Ur. Hale: 2. Kitzpatrick, 275, Jones; 2, Gallaghur, 20., Kimpton; 2. Smith Bros., L>3, Mills; 2, Anderson liros., 20a, Care ; 2, Anderson Bros., Ss>, woodcock; 22, Claude, 289, Lees: 3 two-tooth l.iecfstor rams, Ben. Maclean, £3, Clark • 1 two-tooth Lie. aster nun, lien. Maclean, £1 53, Harris; 2. £3 12s Od, Clark; 1 two-tooth Leicester ram, Ben. Maclean, £3, Oordon ; 1, £1 10->, Shackel!; 2 two-tooth l.iucoln ram 3, Josoph May, £5 103, Pi:vnc:l two-tooth Lincoln ram, Joseph May. £3 10a, Care; 1, £2 10s, Kyro: 1, £3 153, Goodfollow: 1 two I _otb Lincoln rani, Joseph May, £210s, Godkin;l, £2 sa, Wylio ; I, £2 153. .'a>n:: : 3 two-tooth Lincoln ratna, Jo3.ph Atav, £3, Payn. ; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, Joseph May. £2103 VcDonald; 2, £2 103, Co lir.ge ; 1 two - 'OOtli Lincoln ram, Joseph May £3 s'. Payne: »two-tooth Lincoln ram, Jamoß Wallace. £2 10', Gray; a two-tooth Lin coln mm, George Cox, 255, Baddeley ; 1 two tooih Lincoln ram, J. _>. Grahamo, £5, Robert son ; 2, £2 33, Db Urut -, 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, J. S. Grabar.ie, £8. And. r.-:on ; 1 two tooth Lincoln ram, J. ■-'. Grahamo, £S, Hall; 1, £7, Goodward; 1, £3, 5s J. Dow ; I two-tooth Lincoln ranis, J. S. ..rahduic, £2 10s, Cnro; 3 two-:ootii Lincoln rams, ri. C. B in-J. £310a ; .-colt; 2 two tooth Lincoln rams, S. C. Baird, £6, Hood; 1, £2 10?, Kyan; 1 two-tnoth Lincoln lamb, S. C Baird, £2 5\ Daw; ,<2, £3. Lynch; ,1, rwo-tooth Lincoln limb, S. C. Baird, £2 sb, Rutherford; 1, £3 5s Ryan; 1 two-tooth homney Msrah rain, J. Goilaghar, 12s 6d. Mitchell; 1 Lincoln, 203 M. Jones; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, John May, £5 ss, Udy ; 1, £3, W. Taylor; 1 two-tooth Lincoln ram, John May. £5 53,-McNiccol: 2. £1, W.laylor; 2 lonirwoollßd ram, S. 1. Vininc, £5, Baddeley; 3 lincoln ram., bred by J, May, A. K. Taylor, 103. Arklo; 5 Lincoln ram lambs, Geo. Cox, 15s, Batnbridge; 5 Lincoln ram lambs. Oeo. Cox. 10a, Bainbridgo; 2 Lincoln ram lambs, G*o. Cox, 255, Bethel; 3, £312s Gd, Bainbridgo; 1 Lincoln ram lambs. Geo. Cox, lls,Balnbridge; 4 t*o tooth Cotswold rams, W.Gabb, £2. G. H.Morton; 1 two-tooth Cotswold ram, W. Gabb, £2 i 10a, Hamilton ; 1 fou -tooth Cotswuld rams, W. Gabb, £l 15s Speechloy.

Mail Notice.

Mails wi___ Closb ah Uni-str i Friday, 4th Instant. Per s.s. Te Anau as follows :— For India, China, Jupan.i-leditoranean Ports, and Continent of Em-ope, at noon For Gisborne, Napier, Southern Ports, Australian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Brindisl, for letters specially BO prepaid and addressed, st 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at noon. This msil will be due in London on Thursday, the 31st March. For Waitara, New Plymouth, and Wanganul, per Lalla Rookh, at 11 a.m. For Waiheke and Coromandel, per Coro mandel, at 2.30 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 4 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Poma, Walpu, Whan garei. and Tangihna, per Argyle, at 4 p.m. For Whltiangi, Tairua, Tauranga, and Opotlkl, per Glenelg, at 1 p.m. For Whangarei Meads and Whangarei, per Waitaki, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise at 5.30 p.m. Saturday. sth instant. For Waiwera, Mahurangi, Matakana, Manga wal, etc, por Rose Casey, at 8 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana. at 4 30 p.m. Monday, 7th Instant. For Levuka, Tonga, and Samoa, per Southern Cross, at 3 p.m. For Taranaki and Southern porto, per Penguin, immediately after arrival ot Zealandla from Honolulu. S. B. BI9S, Chief Postmaster. i Chief Post-office. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

February 3rd, 1831. Theatre Royal—Ketten's Pianoforte Recital 8 p.m.

y.M.C.A.-Devotionol, 7.30 p.m.

Notices to Correspondents.

M.G. (Parnell).—l. On ono side only. 2. Draw a line under lor italics. 3. For the principal quotation use two marks, and tor the sub quotation within it one mark.

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

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 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 dc.

The "Herald" yesterday returns to the charge in the Grammar School discussion with a personality of tone significant of the fact that its columns have been handed over for the abuse of all who venture to criticise Grammar School management. The othe r day we bad our contemporary dancing like a vituperative old washerwoman round Judge Fenton, and exclaiming " Wiio are you?" "You're Another," in the most approved Chancery-street fashion. Yester day it executes another pas seul. air George, Maurice O'Rorke, a University Graduate and Bachelor of Arts, and Judge Fenton, we are told, "are most incapable advisers "— and the Rev. C. M. Ntlson, and Mr Tole, also graduates, and Mr Brookfield—who voted with Sir G. M. O'Rorke and Judge Fenton, are, it is to be inferred, equally iucompetent. The writer does not furnish his in telligent opinion on the members who vsted the other way, but he has said enough to show that he regards the Board of Governors very much, as the Board of |Education has viewed the School Com-; mittees—as mere regulatora of the sweeping out of the school. It were hardly worth while to maintain so pretentious a Board and secretary for so inglorious an office. After making the rather akward admission that "considerable improvemeuts might be made in the school," the writer devotes the balance of the articlo to the brilliant feat of proving that when the Royal Commission reported on the establishment of Grammar schools, " we are of opinion that the Head Master should always be a graduate of

some University," the Auckland College and Grammar School was intended to be a notable exception. And, more curious still, taking credit for having made tho dis covery that the recommendation appeared iv the report in that torm, it hectors the members of the Board of Governors for not finding this out sooner, but concludes by observing most magnanimously, " Now ' we' have shown you your duty we hope you will be better and more discerning boys iv future." Seeing that the report in ques tion has beeu iv the hands of the Governors nearly twelve months, our contemporary truly is not very complimentary to tho intelligence of thoso whoso cause it espouses. In justice to them, however, it is only fair to say that they knew it all alonp. and tho '- He.aid " has touud a niaie's ne_t."

Our intention, however, in tlna article, is not to follow the "Herald" through its vagaries, but, as tho report of the Koyal Commission has como prominently bt-lore the public, ami the time is therefore favour able for reviewing tho condition ol* higher education in the colony, to lay before our leaders tha results of the labours o; a Commission whicli must have cost the colony a largo sum ot money, with, so lar, little or ii" practical result. The Commis sion had 144 .iitiiign, and examined 10S witnesses. The final report gives an ac count: (1) Of the institutions for university education. (_!) Secondary schools, (3) Professional and technical schoolo. (4) Evening classes. (5) Scholarships. (o'j iindowmonis with recommendations. Uf the iirst class there aro two iv tho colony. Otago University iv Dunedin, and Canter bury College iv Christchurch. The general cfiicieticy ot those institutions i-s highly compliment'd by tho Commissioners as doing honour alike to the foresight and enlightened liberality of tho Provincial Governments by which thoy were estab lished, ami to the character of the corn-

tininitien for whoso benclit tlicy exist, The Otago University Building, cost, £33,547, and eoutain v library of 4001) volumes. The instruction is curried out by a staff of eight prof .-..suih. There are also lecturers in Law, French, German, and Surgery, ln addition to tlio Faculty of Arts, thero in also a School of Medicine, v School of Law, ami a School of Minos, The chairs now existing arc—(l) Glassies ; (_!) Mathematics and Nntuial l'hilosophy ; (3) Mental and Moral l'hilosophy ; (I) Chemis try ; (~s) Natural Science ; (6) Anatomy ; (7) Mininj,' and Mineralogy; (8) English Language anil Literature, nnd Political Economy. The Chemical Laboratory is about to be enlarged, in consequence of the unexpected demand which lins arisen for instruction in Chemistry. Tho arrange ments for the study of Practical Anatomy in conueetion with the medical school are extensive ami complete. There is likewise :i Museum, whicli, besides numerous speci mens nnd Works oi Art, contains a iliologi cal Laboratory, and a Library containing ovor 1,300 volumes ou Natural History. The total number ol students attending tlie University classes and lectures was 111 ; of these, 44 are matriculated students of tho University of New Zealand. The total income of tho Otngo University for purposes of University education in IS7S was £4,616. This income is almost wholly obtained from endowments in laud. Ono endowment alone consists ot 200 000 acres leased as a run nt a rental of nearly £3,000 per annum. The Museum has au endow ment yielding nearly £1,000 a year, aud the building itself was erected at a cost of £13,000 granted by the Provincial Coun il. These endowments are increasing in value, and in the course of a few years the total revenue fur the combined purposes of university, museum, medicine, athenanim, and technical schools will amount to nearly £10,000 a-ycar, exclusive of foes or Govern ment subsidies. Well might we ejaculate, " Eheu ! Poor Auckland !"

Canterbury College has a stall'of six pro fessors, whicli include Directors of the Museum and School of Agriculture The museum heie, as iv Dunedin, is under tbe control Gf the College authorities, the Pro fessor of Gco'o^y being tho Director. The Museum building eo_i £21,000, and the cot lection i* of remarkable extent and value. Tho Public Library, containing 10,000 volumes, is also under the .nine control. The Collin buildings, which contain Chemical, Physical, and Biological Labora tories, cost £17,000. There is al.ua lec ture theatre. The apparatus for scientific purposes cost £1500. In addition to tho subjects above-mentioned, lectures are regu larly given in German and French. Tlk-iv is also a free public reading-room connected with the library, tho reference portion of which is also free to tlie public. The library buildings cost £5,000. Tho income of Can terbury College for University purposes alone is nearly £4,000. The Museum, Library, ami School of Agriculture havo eacli their own separate sources of income, although under the management of the same body. The Canterbury College proper is endowed with 11 acres of town land—the building stands on this—nearly 9,000 acres of rural land, ami a little more than 100,000 acres ot pastoral land, yielding a revenue of something like £4,000 per annum, and likely to increase to twice that sum as leases fall in. Resides these, there is an endowment of Oil,ooo acres for a school for Technical Sciences- viz., for the instruc tion ot mechanics, and, also a sum of £24,538 derived from a sale of 12,000a. at one time reserved for the same object. This revenue about £l,f0I) a year, is elm lly expended on the museum ami partly on the public library. There is likewise an endow ment of 01,092 acres —together with a sum of 78,570 the proceeds of a reserve—for the purpose of au Agricultural School. The income from the endowment amounts to about £1,225 a-year, and the funds in hand are being applied to the purchase of a suitable farm, and in providing for the maintenance of n school in terms of the endowmeu t for the teaching of practical and theoretical farming. Wiseh' enough the whole or these institutions for whicli such ample provision has been made are under the control of the same body, for tbey are all more of less closely allied to the class of work done in a University. The aggregate endowments connected with the Canterbury College exceed those of the Otago University in present value, the towns and rural lands beiog especially valuable ; but it appears that the pastoral endowments in Canterbury are subject to the same conditions as the waste lands of the Crowe, and are open to be purchased in accordance with the land laws of the province. This may lessen their prospective value ; but, of course, the proceeds cau be funded, and the interest comes in in lieu of lent. A sum of £109,498 lias been already received from tbe sale of reserves vested iv the Board of Governors of the Canterbury College. Of this £10,000 have been ex pended in college buildings, and £13,500 in the purchase of a farm for the Agricultural School, the remainder being invested lor the purposes of revenue. Besides theee, this Board holds a trust, not yet utilised, esti mated to produce a revenue of £750 a-year, for a Medical School; also, one valued at £563 a-year for a Girls' High School, as well as a sum of nearly £5,000 (sale of another reserve) for the same object; like wise an endowment yielding nearly £1,000 per annum for a Boys' High School. Both the Boys' and Girls' High Schools have been established, and are looked upon as feeders of the University. These two latter are, however, secondary schools. Last Session (1879) the students of the Canterbury College numbered fifty-seven, of whom tweuly-three were matriculated students ot the University. Ladies are ad mitted to all the classes. The average pay ment for each student in full attendance is about 10 guineas a year. The same remarks apply to the University of Otago.

I'rom the above statement, which is ab ridged from tbo second report of the com mission, it will be seen how fully the com mendations of the Commissioners are en dorsed ; and when we try to realise the fact that these institutions are actually in ex istence in tiio Colony of New Zealand, of which Auckland was at one time and for a long time the principal settlement, v/e are constrained to ask the question, "Why are these things so '! " We will leave that question unanswered at present until we have glanced at that part or the report which relates to " Secondary Schools," under which head the Auckland College and Grammar School is classified. There are Secondary Schools in all the principal centres of population throughout tlie colony, Dunedin, Christ church, Wellington, Nelson, Auckland, and, more or less, supported by endowments from the public estate. In the case of Nelson it is a moot point whether or not its endowments can be looked upon as colonial property. In addition to these, numerous schools of thia class have been established rjuite recently, partly endowed, but from which as yet no revenue has been obtained. These we need not consider; we will also leave out those established under the District High Schools Acts several of v. hich now exist in Otago and elsewhere. Ot these the Auokland College and Cram mar School has a revenue of about £2,200 a-year from .endowments, and an atten dance for 18790f 210 pupils; the Welling ton College has a nett revenue of £580 from endowments and an attendance of *98, besides 11 girjs attending special classes; Nelson College hfl-o a revenue of nearly £2000 per annum, with a» additional item of about £400 profit from boarders, ond an attendance of for 1879 134 boys; Christ's College Grammar School 4eriVes fti?ui en dowments of different kinds an income f)t about £1,300. A considerable portion .of, this comes from a Church of England en

dowraent, obtained originally from the Canterbury Association. There are also in Christchurch the Boys' and Girls' llis?h Schools, whicli have about £1500 anuual re venue from endowments. The attendance at the Christ's College and Grammar school was—for 1879 -187 boys. The Boys' High School in Christchurch is not yet opened. The Girls' High-school has an attendance of 89 girls. The present income from endowments is about £241 a-year, but will shortly increase to £500 a-year. The Auck land Gills' High School has no endowment, aud should be classed amongst the District High schools. It has, however, an attend ance of 245 pupils. TJie Otago Boys' and Girls' High schools are under the same management, aud have a joint revenue from endowments oi £i,175 a-ycar. Of those the report states that the income of the Auckland College and Grammar-school is adequate,and if the Christ's College Gram mar School and Nelson College, that, they arc likewise independent of external aid. In regard to tho other " Secondary Schools" it appears that their financial dilliculties arise chitlly from tho want of power on the part of the governing bodies to dispose of Reserves, whicli are at present un leasable to advantage, and recommend that the necessary power be given by enactment as soon as possible.

The management ot these trusts did not really come within the functions of the Com missioners, but they have not refrained in some instances from expicssing high com mendation. In the case of tho Auckland College aud Grammar School, they confine themselves to expressing an opinion based upon personal knowledge that the teaching stall' is experienced and competent. In their remarks ou the internal organization ami working arrangements thoy describe the functions und duties of Head-masters, Rectors, or Principals, and amongst others, they state as follows : " In nil tho schools except that at Auckland, the Head-musters regularly tench the upper clauses in Mathematics", English, or Classics. At Auckland iho Head-master stated in evidence: "Iv rogard to what Hpecial classes I tako year by year, I vary from ono subject to another. 'Sometimes 1 have the highest class ; frequently I have almost the lowest. I take dillercnt classes and different subjects, as 'I think may be best for the general interest.' The report goes on : '• Wo believe that under ordinary circumstances it is calcula ted to oxerciso a highly beneficial influence both on n.asters and pupils that 'he head master should regularly conduct some portion of iho highest work of tho school."

Our space will uot permit us further to pursue thu subject, but it would not be right to close without pointing out to our representatives their duty in the way ot obtaining for Auckland those advantages in tho higher education of our rising genera tion which past mis-govcrnnieut has denied us, hut to which wo, as ono of the most populous settlements of the colony are clearly entitled.

A heavy duy's work is anticipated at the Police Court to-morrow, there being about twelve cases on the list, several being breaches of tho licensing Act ; sly grog solliiig; tho Domain assault case, und several common assault cases.

Robert Brown, nn old man who stated that ho was over eighty years of age, resi ding iv Freeman's liny, appeared with a bruised face, nnd complained that he had been cruelly beaten with a mop, by an irate neighbour until he could not stand. The case will come on for hearing in a fow days.

Tho Lydia - llowarde Burlesque aud Op_ra Bouffc Company open in the Theatre Royal on Tuesday. The Company com prises tho following artists, and will, no doubt, havo an excellent season :—Millie, 1.010 Do Gloriatl (from the Theatre Koyal, Sydney), Mi. s Blanche Leopold (Soubrotte and I.anseuasc), Miss Boso Andrews (late of Opera House), Miss Ada Sinclair (comedienne), Miss Clara Mansello (bur lesque artist), Mi-is Louisa Mason (from the Theatre Koyal, Sydney), and Miss Lydia llowarde. Three eminent comedians—Mr George Leopold, Mr Harry Power, Mr J. Starke, Mr J, Marshall, Mr Eugene Muv.ry, and Mr Paul Carter,

An expressman of qniet habit", named Robert Miller, was assaulted last evening at Onehuuga l>v a man who bad engaged him to do a job, but, who, onrcachiug the above settlement, instead of paying Miller, swore he would pay him in another way; and immediately commenced hammering Miller in the most brutal manner, wrench ing his whip from him. Miller at length got a sling nt his assailant, and knocked him over trying to secure him, but failed, as tho man, who is known, took to his heels, ami ran with nil possible speed towards Auckland.

On tho 23rd ultimo, tho Rev. Thomas Norrin preached at tho Presbyterian Church, at Drury, and iv the course of his sermon made special reference to tho life and character of the hue Mr James Comrie, of Pukekohe Kast ; a gentleman who was much esteemed for his amiable qualities and Christian usefulness in connection with the Church. Mr Norrie took his text from Ist verse of the 12th psalm. "Help, Lord, for tbe godly man censeth ; for the faithful tail from among the children of men." The funeral of Mr Comrie wns largely attended and numbers listened to the sermon with interest.it being of a suitablo and impressive character. Mr Comrie had been for ID years an elder of the Church, and assisted materially in forming the united congre gation of Pukekohe and Pokeno.

The usual weekly meeting of Lodge Hope of Manukau, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Masonic Hall, Onehunga, on Tuesday evening, Ist February. After tho ordinary business was disposed of the following ollicera were installed for the ensuing quarter by Bro. Fleming, L.D., assisted by Bro. Page, I.M.,and Bro. Oxnham, I.D.M. : —W.C.T., liro. Hnrvcy; W.V.T., Sis. Appleton ; W.S., Bro. Adams; W.F.S., Bro. Fleming ; W.T., Bro. Moselcm ; W.C., Sis. Hcalcv ; W.M.. Bro. Gillmau ; W.1.G., Bro. Coldham ; W.0.G., Bro. Hunt; W.A.S., Bro. Lower; W.D.M., Bro. Hill. The reports of last quarter showed the lodge to bo iv a very favourable posi tion.

To the Editor: Sir, -The Bcgatta of 1881 has again proved most conclusively that all Outiiggcr races are utterly out of place in our harbour, on this occasion as well as almost every other. This race produced no competition, and the prize, usually a large one, was giyen away this year to the only boat that did not iill with water. Last year the crew that received the money entered three boats, one of them not an Outrigger. Any sensible pcroon will agree with me in thinking that the money is subscribed to afford amusement on the 29th January, which is certainly not the case at present, as the rowing races in consequence of tbe class of boats now in use, instead of being rowed on the afternoon of the regatta as of old, are now nearly always postponed to auother day at some early or late hour. I think, Sir, tho sooner we go back to the old whale boats and gunnel gigs, the better for all parties concerned.—l am, &c, Subscriber.

" Humanity " writes indicating an hotel on the western side of the city, at whicli he .ays singing and dancing and immoral prac tices are carried on behind closed shutters, and that" girls of scarcely sixteen summers may be seen sacrificed ou the alter of filthy lucre." The allegations are too serious to publish on an anonymous statement, but if they are true our correspondent should lay the facts before'Mr Superinteudant Thom son, and the house ought certainly to lose its license. Our correspondent concludes : — '■ May a hint that bears some relation to the above bo hero permitted for any member of the City Council, viz., why should not placards be periodically posted in the prin cipal streets of the city, which will both acquaint and remind tho swarms of young men found loitering nightly ou these streets that the Free Library and Beading Room is open every evening until 10 o'clock, and is comfortable as well as free ? The backward position of tho building (at night more especially) would seem to suggest the doing of something."

The Loudon correspondent of the Mel bourne " Argus " doubts the statements set in circulation about the enormous sale of Lord Beacontfield's new novel "Endymion." He says:—"All ports of rumours, how ever, are in circulation respecting this amazing work, the most generally believed being that 10,000 copies have been already bespoken, and that the noble author has re ceived) £10,000 for it. Ten thousand is a nice number for the memory to have to deal with, and rolls trippingly from the tip of the tongue ; but the fact is, it five thousand copies have besn disposed of among the great libraries, there will not be a thousand got rid of elsewhere, though some very rich people will doubtless have the fancy for giving 31s. Cd. for the privilege of possessing the work. Moreover, even if 10,000 copies were sold, and no more, the publisher would be ' sold,' too, who gave the sum in que. tion for the book, Like everything else, in short, in connexion with Lord Beaconsfield, the state of the market asrespects 'Undymion'is vague, mysterious and immense. The fact that the CJueen has corrected the proof-sheets does not giye it a fancy price in my eyes, though the cir cumstance is undoubtedly interesting as proving how far, when ' statesmen ' are not engaged with ' sovereigns' in governing the universe, Jhey can prosecute the art of flummeyy,"

The people of the Thames must be morally improving according to several recent announcements. A clean sheet was presented at the Police Court yesterday morning,

Rumour says that Rev. Robert Taylor, the respected Minister of the United Free Methodist Church ot Auckland, is about to be transferred to Addington, near Christ church, aud that Rev. Mr Hodgson will be his successor. Mr Taylor succeeded the Rev. G. H. Turner four years ago, and his earnestness and geniality of disposition have made him a special favourite with his congregation.

The meeting of delegates re the United Friendly Societies Demonstration will be held tomorrow (Friday) evening, in the Young Men's Rooms, at 7.30.

The rifle match between Auckland and Wellington telegraph officials was won by the latter with 15 points to spare, and not 59 points, as stated in our last evening's issue.

A respectable citizen went to the cemetery on the morning of the late holiday with a saw under his arm for the purpose of im proving the surroundings of a family grave. It was early morn, and the gentleman was met by a person by tlie cemetery gate, and thus accosted : ''I see, you are one oi the unemployed; come along, I'll give you a job to cut a ton of wood for mo." "Not to-day, friend," was the reply, "this is a holiday," Whereupon the man said: "That's just like you fellows. You go about croaking for work, and when it is oll'ered to you, you refuse to do it. You are a lot of humbugs; you don't want work."

"A Shareholder" writes to) a London paper to express surprise that tho directors of the Kapanga Mining Compauy of New Zealand do not take steps to consult with the shareholders on the present position of affairs. " If,"Jhe says, "my information is coiicct, operations at tho mine have virtually ceased, the directors having declined to mako further remittances to Captain Thomas, this step being nuceßsary because the I units raised under the last reorganisation are all but exhausted. I understand there arc no funds in New Zea land, and none on the way out. Another appeal lo tho shareholders or the abandon ment of tho enterprise being inevitable, why do the directors allow things to drift ?"

Captain Hume, tho new Inspoctor of Prisons, paid a visit to Mount Eden gaol yesterday. He ordered the construction of a bath which tho institution lacka. Ho in tends to consult with the visiting Justices about gaol arrangements,

Tlio littlo German traveller, Frederick Christian Sohafer, who distinguished himself, when here, by marrying a Maori woman, was arrestod by the police in Sydney lately, as a lunatic. He was found hutless aud bootless, shrieking and foaming at the mouth in v lit. A short time since his friends among tlie Masonic brethren paid his expenses homo to Germany, and sent him to Melbourne ; but he found bis way bauk. He is now considered deranged, and was locked up for his own protection. The bench considered it a pitiable case. (.chafer is totally unable to earn a living, being deformed. Two doctors certified that he was of unsound mind, and ho was sent to the Callen Park Asylum.

At a quarterly meeting of the Ark of Eden Lodge, No. 52, 1.0. G.T., tho follow ing ullicers were installed by llro Jones, D.G.W.C.T., assisted by Bro Ellis as 1.M., and liro Havord, I.D.M. :—Bro Cavil), W.C.T. ; Bro Piper, W.V.T. ; liro Jenkiii, W.B, (re-elected) ; liro Mears, W.F.S. ; Sifitcr Bailey, W.T, (re-elected); Bro Bailey, W.C. ; Bro Clark, W.M,; Bro Taylor, W.I.G. ; Bro Pooley, W.O.G. ; Sister McDonald, W.A.S. ; Sister Clark, W.D.M. ; Bro Flcwcllcn, P.W.O.T. This enterprising lodge, which has only been in existence about four mouths, numbers about sixty members, and bids fair ere long to he the strongest lodge in the district. The meetings are held every Tuesday even ing in the Kden Hall, adjoining Mr Payne's grocer's shop.

The annual meeting of the members of tbo Otahuhu Public Library was held on January 28th. Mr S. Luko occupied the chair. The report and balance slient were read and adopted. Balance sheet showed : lccoipts, £19 4s 9d; expenditure, £7 10s 2d ; leaving a balance iv hand of £11 14s 7d. The following gentlemen were elected a committee for the ensuing year : Rev. F. Gould, Messrs G. Willis, T. Charter, W, Day, and G. E. Whitmore. C. Bow den, jun., was re-elected secretary, treasurer, and librarian ; and Messrs A. M. Shcppaid and T. Hall, auditors. It wa» resolved that the library open on Mondays and Thursdays from 7,30 to 8.30 p.m. A vote of thanks to the outgoing committee con cluded the limine, s.

" Peudragon " in the " Referee," referring to the tlill'c.cnccß between Trickett and Ross, indulges in the following instilla tions : - " Rarely or never has anger similar to Trickctt's been shown, unless the winner had in some way failed to keep bis promise to the loser. 1 have no desire to know tbe secrets whicli exist between Tiickett and Ross, or between tlio friends and hackers of lither, but when bullying begius in public, a word or two of comment on tho transaction is but fair and natural, It is patent to anyone who knows what sport and sport's professors are, that Trickctt's objection to Ross could hardly be based on the mete fact that Ross had proved the superior .culler. The refusal to tako the money subscribed, and the torrent of abuse heaped upon Ross are significant enough, when taken in connection with other and equally singular features of the engagement. There can be no doubt the better rnati won, aud for that we ought to be satisfied.

To the Editor : Sir,—l was sorry to learn from ono of your last week's impressions that the Rev. R. Jones of Ponsonby has made up his mind to leave Auckland for Adelaide. Could there not be some steps taken to keep him in the Colony ? From what I know of him personally, my con viction is that the Baptists of Anckland ought to strain every nerve to retain the services of so good a man and so able a preacher. If the sermons that I have hear d him deliver are specimens of his ordinary preaching—which I have every reason to believe is the case—there are but few miuisters who can compare with him in the arrangement of his subject and the marshalling of his thoughts. Indeed, sir, he is a master sermon builder, and he delivers them with much energy, mingled now and again as the subject requires with a sweet pathos. It is few who know tho rich theological, mental and spiritual treat the Ponsonby friends cojoy from Sabbath to Sabbath. I hope that no time will bo lout in carrying out my suggestion, and that I shall soon loam through your columns that the rev. gentleman has been prevailed upon to stay in the circuit.—l am, &c, one who has II EAKD HIM.

Our correspondent at -Nelson nttendine the Wcsleynn Conference writes :—I took a trip by train up the Waimea Valley. There was a good chance of surveying the year's crops. The wheat, oats, and barley wero very inferior and thin. The crops all appear to have beeu stunted. Ou inquiry, I found that these so-called farmers are accustomed to go on farming from year to year, even up to 8 years, without ever renovating the ground with manure. The soil has the name of being good, but so much cannot be said of tho farmers. The much-spoken-of health of Nelson citizens and the place has been questioned by many of the Auckland pcoplo who have been living here for years. The air daring tbe day is absolutely perfect, but the rays of the sun streaming down from tho hills are very oppressive, bunset brings air which is very c»ld, and many aro subject to severe coughs on ac couut of the sudden change of temperature. .Nelson has had the name for years of being the great fruit-growing placo of the colony, lv company with connoisseurs in fruit growing, I visited the main places and examined the specimens, and with tbe exception of apricots, Auckland is far ahead. In apples, peaches, pears, and plums, Nelson fruit cannot compare or compete with Auckland growers. The Nelson people are certainly the most law-abiding to be found anywhere. There is no bustle and stir about the streets at night, and even Saturday night is perfectly quiet. I have not seen a drunkard since I have been here. There is a high tone of morality to be found in the young men of the place, and this might be a fitting example to some of the larger towns iv New Zealand. Like Auckland, young girls in the prime of life are to be seen everywhere, aud they most certainly preponderate over the youug men. The Nelson College grounds, the asylum and hospital, are beautifully situated, both for pure air, and fine scenery. Oue great advantage in Nelson is cheap cabs. The City Tramway Company runs from Trafal gar-street to tho pott—about two miles— every quarter of att hour, tor 3d. Tbp ordinary cab fare from the train to any part ol the city is only ,6d, and there is a brisk competitiou among the drivers. The water supply is splendid, and in the height of summer it flows froth tho reseryoir in a torrent stream. In the Mnitj River can b.o seen a number of fine trout, and some have been caught weighing seventeen pounds. I may just finish by adding, that the people here are turning their attention to hop growing, and the crop thig year \b most prolific. Grapes this season aje a great failure, :\ port of blight having struck the plant. ,

The Hinemoa landed Judges Richmond and Shaw at New Plymonth.

The Puhoi settlers have petitioned the Government through Mr Seymour George, M.H.R,, for a subsidy to enable them to support a steamer.

The following brood mares were pur chased by Sir Hercules Robinson at the sale of the Middle Park stud, for the Anckland Stud Company, and three were shipped at once. The otners were heavy in foal, and will be foaled in England, and visit one of the crack stallions before leaving :—Ber gere (1873), by Saunterer—Lass o' Gowrie, by Dundee, i3OO guineas; Clytcmncstra (ISG7), by Blair Athol, her dam by Bird catcher—Mickleton Maid, by Velocipede, 135 guineas ; Madcap (1873), by Trumpeter, dam by Y. Melbourne—Maid of Masham, 55 guineas ; Mersey (1874), by Kuowsley— Cliiiuence, by Newniinster, lfiO guineas; Rosette (1876), by Lord Lyon—Rouge Rose, by Thormanby, 350 guinens; Sister' Agnes (1577), by Rosicrucian—Penance, by the Flying Dutchman, 125 guineas. Rosette, for whom Sir Hercules bobiuson paid only 350 guineas, is by Lord Lyon, winner of the Derby in 1866, and her dam is Rouge Rose, the dam of Bend Or, while her grandsirc is Thormanby, and her great-great-graudsire Plenipotentiary. If blood will tell, Rosette ought to be oue of the best mares at the stud.

Here are Lord Beaeonsfield's opinions on dress, delivered through tho medium of Mr Vigo, the tailor :—" I have known many an heiress lost by her suitor being ill-dressed," said Mr Vigo. "You must dress according to your age, your pursuits, your objects in iifc ; you must dress too, in some cases, ac cording to your set. ln youth a little fancy is rather expected ; but if political life be your object, it should be avoided at least after one and twenty. I am dressing two brothers now, men of considerable position : One is a mere man ot pleasure, the other will probably be a Minister of State. They are as like as two peas, but were I to dress tho dandy and the Minister tho same, it would be bad taste, —it would bo ridiculous. No man gives me tho trouble which Lord Eglantine docs ; he has not made up his mind whether he will bo a great poet or Prime Minister. ' You must choose, my lord,' I tell him. ' I cannot send you out looking like Lord Byron if you mean to be a Canning or a Pitt.' 1 have drested a great many of our salesmen and orators, and I have always dressed them according to their style and the neturc of their duties. AVhat all men should avoid is tho "shabby genteel. No man ever gets over it. I will save you from that. You had better be in rags."

Don't forget the "Observer" prize draw ing, and be sure to buy a copy of to-morrow's ißßne.-[ADVT.I

Attention is called to the cheap fancy job linos ln tho shapo of plcturo handkerchief* for .ale at the shop of Mr Henderson, draper, Quoon-st.ee.. These comprise tho Australian cricketers and a fine representation of tho Mel bourne Exhibition. Tho material Is Scotch Lawn, and they aro selling at the low prico of Bd each.

Mr C. W. Goodson's emporium of novel ties ln art, illustration, use, ornament, and original Valentino presentations is, on a limited scale, as attractive as Burlington Arcado, In tho vlolnlty of Mayfalr. In tho valentine show room iiro pictures missive on an Improved scale, not uluiple pictures connected with simpler rhymes, but real, honest valontincs, coatulnlng lovora' knots, a lady's sash, a rod, red rose, or some other emblem of afiootlon according to the fancy. Theee aro suited to tho varying means of purohasors, and rango trom Id to fls. In tho jewellery department are hundreds of watches recently from London, Including silver genevas, key and keyless gold hunters, and a great varioty of novoltios, artlstio and pleasant to tho eye, and of economic and domestic utility.

MINING NEWS.

NEW NORTH DEVON GOLD-MINING

COMPANY,

Tub Mino Manager's report is as follows : —70 Feet Level: On account of stoppage and other circumstances, but littlo work has been carried ou in the drive cast Stoping is still being carried on in the stopes east and west of winze, with good payable results and every appearance oT"a continuation. Winze : Good progress has beeu made in sinking winze from 70 feet to IGO feet level. The reef still maintains its original size aud appearance, show ing gold when broken down. Bat tery : During the past month there have been 140 loads of quartz crushed for the return of 2500z. lOdwts. melted gold. This I consider a very satisfactory return. Judg ing from the present appearance of the reef, I would be led to expect as gond a return for the present month. Should it meet with your approval, I purpose shortly starting to carry on the drive in 100 ft. level, so as to connect with winze now being sunk from 70ft. level. This can be done cither by contract or wages, as you may direct. I also purpo»o starting a winze from Whau level to 70ft. level ; 100 feet east of last wiuzo sunk from said level. This would he somewhere about wheto Mr Mcllhaney procured good gold, nnd would be iv the light direction for the future ventilation of the 70 feet level, as well as opening up a good length of stopes, which, I believe, would prove remunerative.—l have, &c, John Wilcox.

WAIMATE PLAINS.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

THE NEW LANDS ON DEFERRED

PAYMENTS,

More land, both open and bu-h, for cash and on deferred payment, is to be disposed of on tbe Waimate Plains,aud tbe adjoining country next month, In consequence of the Plains needing, in many instances, to be fenced in with timber fences, ditch and bank not answering on account of the in numerable pigs, the bush section will fetch good prices it is thought. The land is of excellent quality, unbroken and level, in parts heavily timbered, but in many portions lightly covered with mahoi, easily cleared and brought under gross. Those sections carrying timber lit for sawing and splitting, are desirable investments for deferred payment selectors of limited capital, as a display of industry will be rewarded by a profitable return from the sale of fencing timber, for which there is so large a demand on the Plains. A man buying an open fern land section will have to spend large sums of money at once for fencing, whereas a purchaser of bush land can make money at once from the sale of the timber crop planted by natives,

SIR W. FOX.

Sir W. Fox and staff are in Hawera, but have not at present commenced work. It is not known what claims are to be investi gated by the Commission, but it is feared that a difficulty will be experienced in obtaining the attendance of natives to prefer claims and give evidence. The Royal Com mission has never been popular with the natives, aud, as constituted, probably never will. The thieo reports which have been prosentcd to Parliament aro all the work which has beeu done, and their investiga tions, interesting as they are to road in a repoit, do nothing towards the settlement of the native difficulty.

THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMEN-

DATIONS.

The Commission recommended that of 147,000 acres of Taranaki land but 10,000 acres should be taken, and the balance re turned, and of 146,000 acres of Ngatiruanui land, but 25,000 acres should be set aside for natives whether loyal or rebel, and the residue being the Naboth's vineyard of the New Zealand colonists, the far-famed Wai mate Plains and adjoining bush, 121,000 acres in extent should be taken and sold. Thia has been done, and not only this, but 3,000 acres of the 25,000 set aside has sub sequently been taken for biuh purposes for tlio settlers before a single native reserve has been apportioned on the block nomin ally given to them. Other promises besides this most important one to loyal natives have beeu disregarded, such tt*. the aban donment of the confiscation of the land be tween Patea and Whenuahina by J. C. Richmond, the return of the laud between \ Wangangoro and Inaha by the same gentleman in the first instance, and subsequently by Sir Donald McLean, und the promise made to Wi Parata when be became member of the Executive in the Waterhouse Ministry that tho whole of un occupied confiscated lands from Waingon. goro to Taranaki should be returned. It is the setting aside of these important pro mises, and then no investigation, which leads the natives to keep aloof from the Commission, and prompts them neither to accept or refuse any proposals, but to ignore tbe Commission's recommendations alto gether. Nor can we wonder at the attitude of the natives when we recollect that under cover of a large force of Constabulary the best part of the confiscated lands have beeu sold, whilst not a single reserve has been iqade. They havo been talked about, but hot made — hence the necessity of the Constabulary. No guar antee for a permanent peace and a definite and final statement pf the native difficulty can be had until the natives havo accepted the reserves proposed for them, and, thus tacitly agreed to the alienation of the re mainder for European settlomen,t. With out such acceptance b. standing army will be necessary, not to fight, but to sptMt political offenders, whpi will n^ye* cea^e their efforts to bring matters to a settlement by assertions [o.f ownership, whiclj must be Obstr^tiyo to Eurppe^n settlement.

R.M. COURT.-This Day.

(Before J. E. Mac Donald, Esq., R.M.)

UNDEFENDED CASES,

In the following cases judgment went by default for the plaintiffs :—Thomas Han cock v. Henry Thompson, £7 10s; James Williamson v. John Maxwell; Holland and Fortzer v. Richard Cotter, £8 3s lid; Edwin Bird v. Thomas Burleigh, 9s; Robt. Keily v. Daniel Munro, 30s ; Wm. Barker v. Wm. Jamieson, £5 7s; Hunter and Nolan v. Arthur Carter, £13 6s 7d ; Same v. Geo. May, £6 I3s 6d ; W. V. Bindon and Co. v. Wm. Cook, £4; R. L. Meek v. Wm. Jamieson, £4 3s lOd.

ADJOURNED,

Somcrfield and Leek v. John Ramsay; Charles Goddard v. James Dilvtorth ; James Page v, Joseph Draper; John Jervis v. Benjamin Thompson ; Bright Smile G.M. Co. v. 11. B. Dunnett; John Smyth v. Hy. Hanley; Holland and Butler v. Thos. Willis; Somerlield and Leek v. John Keir ; Dun ningham and King v. John Wylie ; Same v. Samuel Glover; Same v. Gustav Davis ; F. G. Ewington v. Chas, Jones; George Sibbin v. Maurice Kelly, jun.

JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASE.

Wm. Hogan v. Daniel Kenny.— Claim, £2 12s.—The judgment debtor was ordered to pay off the debt at the rate of 10s per week ; in default, 14 days' imprison ment.

DEFENDEO CASES,

Thomas Kelly v. Henry Jobson.— Claim, £90 9s.— MrS. Hesketh appearedjfor the plaintill' and Mr Theo. Cooper for the defendant.—The litigants had formerly been in partnership as omnibus proprietors, but in September last a deed of dissolution was drawn up and signed. By a certain conversation iv that deed the defendant agreed to pay all the debts and liabilities connected with the estate, and to indemnify the plaintiff against all responsibility in connection therewith. Some time subse quently a creditor named J. P. Lennard brought an action against the quondam partners, and obtained judgment against them, the result being that the plaintill was obliged to pay. He now sought to recover the amount of that partnership debt. The defence was that prior to the dissolution of partnership the plaintiff in a settlement of accounts, obtained credit for the debt referred to, and that therefore, if he had not paid it at that time he was responsible for it.—That at the time of the signing of the deed the debt was wilfully cancelled, and that had it been forthcoming then the deed would not have been signed. —The defendant in his sworn statement denied that at the time the deed was signed Lennard had rendered his account, but he admitted that the latter had made a verbal statement of it to him in the street.—No credit was taken for it m the settlement. He denied positively that the £8 9s paid to Lennard was included in the sum of £40 12s which appeared in the statement of accounts submitted by tho plaintiff to his partner in August, 1880. He had made no wilful misrepresentation whatever.

A discussion having arisen as to the de fence that was to be set up, Mr Cooper said that he was prepared to show tbat at tbo time the deed was signed there was a dis tinct statement that the debts of tho firm did not exceed £10, no mention being made of assets, He proposed to go even further and show from the evidence of the defen dant that tbe plaintiii bad managed the financial concerns of the firm, and that he was the only ono who knew in what state they stood at tbe time. He would show also that while the defendant only signed the deod upon the assurance that the debts did not exceed £10, he had since paid £10 of debts. There was £11 outstanding still quite irrespective of the £10 now claimed, nis Worship said that he was prepared to decide the case on the facts or upon the law it necessary, In the former case the decision would be against the defendant. The evidence referred to by Mr Cooper could not alter |the result, for if a covenant were to be set aside ou such grounds it might act as the thin edge of the , wedge, the result being that the covenant would be set aside piecemeal until notning remained.—Mr Hesketh having elected to take a decision upon the tacts, His Worship gave judgment with costs lor tne|plaintill'. (Left Sitting.)

POLICE COURT.-This day.

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

AN ECCENTRIC PERSON,

Anthony Edward Cowan, alias the " water-cress mau," was charged with drunkenness, &c. .

Prisoner caused much amusement by bis dress and behaviour iv Court. He tripped into the dock, and, iv answer to the charge, replied ; " yes ; drunk ; quite drunk; quite right, took too much, felt giddy, fell down, picked up by Constable McCormack ; quite right; I'm the water-cress mau, Anthony."

Prisoner, who wore a long black robe, and red Turkish cap, was lined 5s and

costs.

William Hum was fined in the same amount.

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

The usual fortnighty meeting of the Waste Lands Board was held this afternoon, Present:—Messrs J. A. Tole (in the chair), J. C. Firth, and May. The minute of the previous meeting were confirmed.

Te Puki Block.—The Chairman read a telegram stating that the County Council had arranged for the erection of the bridge.

Lower Waikato.—Mr Firth said there was a tract of land belonging to the Board in this district, and the time was comiog when it would be wanted, and he thought it should be made marketable.—The Chair man believed tbe works were going on ot the present time.—Mr Firth was of opinion tbat the Board should ask the Government to open the lands in this district with roads and have them pushed ou.—lt was agreed to ask the Chief Surveyor to report.

Deferbed Payments.—The Chairman read a letter giving the receipts of one-third deferred payments—the total being £142 9s Bd.

Pukekohe. —An application was re ceived asking tbat £14 15s Sd (the amount received from deferred payments) be ex pended on the main road, as the spot most worthy ot the expenditure. The Chairman saidj they could not do anything unless a plan was forwarded, and the writer was asked to supply a plan.

Messes Grant and Foster's Settle- MENT.— Letters were received from these gentleman with reference to the lands at Te Aroha. They stated that they believe that no more than 30a. per acre, and he asked, and that they had been charged 34s ; they were also under the impression that the laud would be drained; that the purchase would iuclude the native reserve. They were desirous that the clause relative to "gold and minerals" be left out. The writer also stated that they would conceac the price, but make native reserve be included. Captain Steele also forwarded a memo . I liug the terms on whicli the land would be purcbaeed. I was dealt with as follows : —(1) That the reservation with reference to royal metals be withdrawn; (2) That the Board have already recommended that five hundred and sixteen acres be sold to them at the same price, now recommend that the balauce of a 100 acres be also added. ,

THE TE ANAU'S EXCURSION.

A full report of this event was despatched from Motutapu by pigeongram yesterday, but the little feathered messenger had not apparently been in any hurry to come heme, or else had lost his way, for 'the news reached us when it was too late for publication, There were four schools taken down, viz. :—Parnell Orphan Home, 00 children, iv chargo of Messrs G. P. Pierce, B. Ireland, K. Walker and Bawling.. (members of committee); St. Stephen's native school, Parnell, 2S boys, in charge of Mr Davis, master; the [ Industrial Home, Howe-street, 120, in charge of Dr. Harvey aud two assistants, Messrs G. W. Owen, Colonel Haultain, Mrs Niell, members of committee also being present; St. Mary's Orphanage, Ponsonby, in charge of the Key. Father Walter McDonald, Thomas Darby. There were) also on board between one hundred and fifty aud two hundred visitors, and quite a largo party were landed on tho island. Boats for lauding passengers, &C, were lent for the occasion by Captain Jenkins (of the ship Lady Jocelyn), Captain Murdoch (Loch Urr), Captain uavis (Dunloe), and Captain Fer guson (of the Margaret Galbraith). These gentlemen wei;e also iv attendance, and assisted greatly in making the trip a suc cessful one. Captain Carey and his'officers did all in their power to make the children comfortable, and on the passage dowr. and back regaled them with buns and lemonade. While ou the island various games were engaged iv, such as ba,t and ball, foot-racing, scrambling, aua so on, and the children enjoyed themselves to the fullest possible extent. On returning cheers .yere given by the children for Captain Oaray and his officers and crew far jheir efforts in promoting thq eoKifoit and happiness of the children aei, visitors, after which the. different schools were got h?to line and marched homewards, apparently wey ptistied with their day's outing, "

CABLEGRAMS.

EUROPEAN.

Obstruction in the House of

\-\t,XS.s_U'& TEI_K UEAMS,

Commons.

Scandalous Scenes.

LONDON, February! The House of Commons has been sitting for the last twenty houre on the Irish Co ercion Bill. There have been continuous motions for adjournment by the Irish Members, but all have been negatived. Scandalous scenes have occurred, and vio lent language has been used by the Obstruc tors. The Speaker has frequently warned them that their action was verging on j wilful obstruction which could be p-anished by the House. Mr John Bright made a speech in the course of which he characterised the conduct of the Irish members aa a gross insult to the House and the Government, and stated that the latter would shortly apply a remedy for such obstruction as was being pursued. The debate still

proceeds,

This morning at 10 o'clock, owing to the scandalous scenes which continued to occur in the House, the Speaker put a stop to the debate. Great disturbance thereupon en sued, and did not cease until the Irish mem' bers left the Hoase in a body. There being still a qnorum present, the Coercion Bill was then read a first time and a second reading will be taken at noon to-day.

LoNDuN, February 2. The steamship Norfolk left Plymouth yesterday for Lyttelton.

LONDON, February 1

Arrived : Waimea, from the Bluff,sailed on October 18; Waitangi, from Lyttelton, sailed October 30; Loch Doon, from Auck land, sailed October 9.

AUSTRALIAN.

EXHIBITION AWARDS.

MELBOURNE, February 2.

The following Exhibition awards were announced to-day :—R. H. Bartlett, for views of New Zealand and portraits ; W. Collie, Napier, for photographs ; W. Tra vers, Wellington, for photographs; William Hauwell, Greymouth, for photographs; Marshall and Copeland, Dunedin, and Royse, Stead and Co., Christchurch, for malt.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

ALBANY, February 2,

The P. and O. Company's steamship Peshawur, with the inward Suez mail, haa arrived in King George's Sound, en route for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.

ACCIDENTS IN THE SOUTH

(BY TELEGRAPH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

FATAL BRIDGE ACCIDENT,

WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Johns;on, who was killed by the accident at the Waikanae bridge this morning,, leaves a wife and three children. The other two [who were injured are Walker and1 Griggs ; the former received a severe scalpl wound, and Griggs a fracture of the thigh and ankle, by the falling of scaffolding,, which is attributed to a flaw in a tree sup porting the side of the scaffolding which, gave way.

DUNEDIN, Wednesday.

SHOCKING DEATH.

A fatal accident occurred at Gnthrie and Larnach's factory this afternoon. Thomas Jeftery, a young man, got entangled in ones of the belts, and death was instantaneous. His brains were dashed out, and one Itg torn from the body. At the inquest on Jeffries, killed at Guthrie and Larnach's yesterday, a verdict of accidental death, with a rider, that when any belt requires any alteration or removal it should not be done single-handed, whilst machinery is in motion, but two persons should be employed.

THE WAR IN SAMOA

day last, and killed five old men (non-com

OCR Samoan dates are to January the first.. Early in December the Old Party, number ing about 200 men, made a descent upon the town of Lona, Faasaleleaga, on Thurs-

batants),one woman, and four children, the' murderers decapitating the whole of their victims. The people of Lona, not suspect- • ing an attack, were busy cooking when the • " warriors " of the Old Party made their appearance, and, as the young men of the- town were absent, they could not make any.' effectual resistance. Information of the at tack was, however, speedily conveyed to the camp of the King Party, a short distance from Lona, and immediately a large bed'y of men was sent in pursuit of tho marau ders, who, after completing their blcody work, had retreated. The Malietoa tr oops speedily overtook the butchers, and vn en gagement ensued, in which the Kiajr Party had three killed. The losses of. \he Old

Party have not been ascertained., "but they are believed to be heavy. Lat^jfc accounts stale that the Itu-o-tanc have bee'a unable to make good their retreat, and are now cooped up on the beach near Jjona, the King's forces having completely si lrrounded them. Many are dying from star vation. Subsequent dates announce the > surrender of that section of the Old.Party. It appears that the beseigers having learn i -d that the Itu-o-tane were getting supplies by sea under cover of night, and were . nus enabled to protract their defence, ma>de arrange ments on Saturday last with * he fleet from Manono to blockade the coast line opposite the forts of their opponent?. When the Itu-o-tane perceived that Usury were utterly hemmed in they sent delegates on Sunday to the King party desiring that hostilities should cease. After soiae consideration it was resolved by Malietea. s followers that they would meet the wishes of tha Old Party, provided the latter agreed to an unconditional surrender. Those terms were considered hard, but were ultimately assented to, and on Monday the Old Party, including men of the Itu-o-tane, and some prominent chiefs of Atua and Anna, marched oat of the forts, delivering up their arms to a guard—" faa-papalagi. Over 300 rifles, 5 boats, 2 canoes, and an immense amount of native property were secured by the victorious side. An eye witness describes the condition of the be leaguered forces as they marched out ot the fort as miserable iv the extreme. Many of them were mere skeletons, having subsisted, for weeks on roots, &c, and lived in holes' burrowed in the ground. _ After the surrender it was decided by the- King forces to make the westerly circuit oft .•avail, and, coming along the south sidej, take the Old Party, now lying at Palauli, io. the flank. We understand that Maasua, not withstanding the reverses sustained by his party, counsels resistance to the bitter end. Hut we hope that wiser counsels will pre vail, and that this war which is decimating the native population and mining the pros pects of foreigners in the Group will speedily come to an end. We trust that foreigners in our midst who have any interest with the natives will use all thefr influence to have a stop put to the present unhappy strife.

( On Thursday afternoon about 3 o'clock, as a boat belonging to Faleapuna was Bear ing the shore close to the premises of the London Missionary Society nt Malua, it was pounced upon by some Atua people who were lying in ambush, and two of the occu pants—a sick man who had been brought to Malua for medical aid, and his brother who was tending him-decapitated. Of tbe other parties in the boat, three men escaped seaward, while three women and a child were rescued by tbe missionaries. Alter the skirmish was over the body of the sick man was taken westward in the boat which had been captured ; the other head less body lay in the sea for some time bnt was subsequently removed westward in a. canoe.

Dr. Turner and the other foreign mission anes at Malua did all in their power to pre vent the outrage recorded1 above, reminding the Atuans that the Mission land was sacred but wtihout avaiL The Samoans are evidently retrograding. A few years ago all church and mission property was looked upon as sacred, but this state of aflairs is now at an end. Subsequent intelligence records the secession oi several of the supporting tribes ot the Old Party iv Savaii, which is now pretty united on the side of Malietoa.

THEATRE ROYAL.

To-night the performance is for the benefit of Mr A. Brambach. Secretary, and to-mor row night MrF. P. Pines will take a benefit. These gentlemen are deserving of public recognition for the manner in which the business part of the recitals has been con ducted, and we hope the attendance will be large. Excellent programmes are an nounced, and the concerts will be given at million prices." -a

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3.



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