SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

irm~iwATWR IT Ma Kvenina, 11.5G IGH lWATi.R| T{) . nion . ow >Tornlo!? ,_ SUNSKT.-Thii livening, 4,09 SUNRISE.- ro-Morrow Morning, 7.13 MOOV3 AGK.-Last Qu-.rter, 18:b, 512 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY B.VENIKG Advance, Fchooner, Nicholson, from Inames TO-DAY. Jessie Niccol, schooner, Brophy, ffom Lyttelton Southern Cross, ».s., McKay,fromLevnka '■<■': Wollingtoo, 5.3., Farquhar, from Tauranga , ' Christina, schooner, Kyanson, from Knesell Duokcld, barque, Klnlayson, from Londofl. Mariner, schooner, O.aeen, from itussoll.

DEPARTURES.

. SATURDAY EVENING. Loongana, barque. Fisher, for flobart KB™ YESTERDAY. Reliance, ketch, Lawson, for Whangarei Fairlie. schooner, McDoarmid, for fcydney Loch Doon, barque, Mainland, for London Speedwell, ketch, Tajlor. for Whangarei Gem, Bohooner. Pearce, forTairna Atalanta, schooner, Donovan, for Ngungaru Klelnoro, schooner, Stephens, for Mercury Bay

TO-DAY. Ocean, schoonor, Cockfleld. for Russell ' -, Freetrader, barque. Me Arthur, for Whangaroa,

IMPORTS.

Per Je«sio Niccol, from Lytteljon-1000 sacks wheat. 200 saoks potatoes, 10 ton flour.

Per Albton-288 fiaoks bark, 20 paokages bacon, 52 cases fruit.—T. H. Hall and Co., Lower Queen-street. Per Dnnkeld, from London :— 1 case flutes, flageolets, tambourines, banjos, ; See., 1 do Jews' harps, 1 do mouth organs, 6 do v* fnote piper and enveloaeß, 1 do metallio books. 3 do sundry stationary, 1 do pocket book?, 1 do purses, 3 do china mugs, 2 do caps and saucers, Ido tin candle etioke. 3 do scented eoaps and - perfumery, 5 do sunfirio3, —M. Levy & Co.

600 bundles fencing wire, 500 boxes candles, 5 frames sheathing felt, 20 cases muntz metal, H oases galvanised iron, 85 boxes tinplates, 3 bales sail canvas.—W. S. Laurie.

Per Albion, transhipped ex S.s. Cuzco-1 case blaok bracelets, 3 do briar pipes, 2 do pocket Cutlery. 1 do tablo oatlery, 1 do vesis, suites, and solitairoa.2 do Kilt jewellery, 1 do fancy work, 1 do knitting pins, Ido sundries.—M. Levy & Co.

*" Per Dunkeld, from London: — vlain cot . tons, £3.050; coloured cottons, £1,890; printed cottons, £1,100; woollens and worsteds, £1220; flannels, £290; linen (in bales), £210; linen (in case), £790; cottons and woollens, £1,740; muslinf, £20; millinery, £750; hosiery, £340; sewing thread, £40; haberdashery. £4,050; ' umbrellas. £30; cotton and linen shirts, £30; apparel. £5890; otrpeta and rugs, £110; oounter- £20; straw hatß, £500 ; felt hats and caps, l§#£s7o: dressed leather. £610; wrought leather, "^" £1,230; HHddlery, £160; Kieathing frit, £20; vestas, £382; agricultural implements, £250: " agricultural machinery, £190; rails and general .machinery, £1,630; books, £90; paper, 513 cwt.; stationery, £1,230; horso hair and seating, £60; ■ upholßtery, £.'SO; brush warn. £10; plated and papier mach6 goods, £100; toys, £100; fire-arms, £10; pianos, £180; clocks add watches, - £10; per/nmeiy, £60; printing matorials,-£3O; agricultural and garden seeds,1 £670; clay pipes, £30 ; iron tanks, £36; chain and anchors, : 5 tons; hardware and cntlary, £1.710; bar and rod iron, 106 tons; hoop iron, 22 tons; sheet - Iron, 9 tons; pig Iron, 15 tons; galvanised iron, S3 tons; sheet lead, 2 tons; yellow metal,.3 tons ; tin plates, 290 boxes ; ingot- tin, 6 cwt; iron, nails, 24 tons; zlno, 5 tons; linseed' oil, 1 2050 gallons; rape oil, 330 gallons; animal oil, 230 gallons; olive oil, in bulk, 50 gallons ;TYhtt ing, 10 tons; paint colours, £150; pitch and tar, 50 drums ; flint.glass,, £250; window glass. £51; foreign window glass, £193; plate glass, 15 cases; china and earthenware, £390; glass bottles, £H; wool packs. £397; bran and Hour bags, £132; canvas, £150; cordage, £90; l'nes and twines, £70 ; tobacco, 1381b3.; brandy, in case, 200 gallons;'rum. ISsogallons; geneva, 32 gallons; British spirits, in bulk, 300 gallons ; British spirits, in case, 542 gallons;'perfumed spirits, 20 gallons; red wine, 330 gallons; white wine, 830 gallons; boor, in bulk, 62 bar rels; beer. In glass, 161 barrels; preserved, sot rated, £123: salt llsh, £48; assorted oilmen's stores, £497; vinegar, 2,125,ga110n5; foreigrT salad oil, 475 gallons t. pepper and spices. 3 cwt; cocoa, 26 cwt; mustard, £100, staroh, £245; blue £150; arrowroot, 5 OWt; white salt 115 tons.; rook salt, 5 tons; crystals; 24 tons; bloarbonato. 40 ovrt; caustic, 3 tons ; sllioite, 2 tons; candles. British and Foreign. 471 owt; soap, 5 cwt iraisina, 83 owt; oarranta, 435 owt; French plums, 3 owt: ginger 10 owt;. refined sugar, 85 owt; treacle, 60 cwt; confec tionery and peel, £335; not desoribed,36 cages; apothecary ware, £980; sulphur, 30 ewt; salt petre, sowt; tart, acid, 8 owt: cream tartar, 15 cwt; condensed milk, £227; palm oil, 2 tons. groase 2 tons, total declared value of cargo, £50,800. • ■■'■■ :■• ;' '•' . .

1 Per Southern, Cross,' from Levuk a : 20 tons sngar, 1,000 bunches bananas,. ISO bags peanuts, 100 bags coooannts, 200 bags maize, i casks molasses. ' "ii '■■"'• ! ' Per Albion, from Sydney-r5lB cases fruit, 112: felloes, 41 bales paper, 50: bags bacon, 20 oases railings. 86 ingots tin, 32 boilers, 288 bags bark, 2 qr-easks, 10 cases wine, 100 cases mazelna, 11; bags, shumao, 3 barrels oil, 10 barrels currants, 259 J-cheste, 82 boxes tea, 100 cases geneva, 6 bales paper bags, 11 paoksges drugs, 20 bags' provisions, 15 packages Manilla rope, 100 bags maize, 409 mats, 60 gunnies sugar, 5 j-casksrum, 25 oases old torn, 25 cases, 5 cases chantpa. no, 5 hhds ale, 20 baga rice. 15 cases nails, 20 blocks stone, 932 baga bonedust, 136 packages sundry; merchandise, - •: -1 ■■ ■

EXPORTS.

Per Waiwera, for Gisborne-16,100 shingles and 40,000 feet timber. -;V,,;".

Inwards Coastwise.—Lake Superior, from Pakiri, with 113,000 shingles, 4,800 palings, and: 16,000- feet timber; Janet, fronv Whangarei Heads, •with 800 bushels lime; Advance, from Thames; Mariner, from Russell, with 100 tons coal. ■ . • : .-• •■■• ■<•>! ■■■'"■ ■■■■, !

■ OotwABDS CoartwiSit.—LafeoJ Snperior, for Pakiri; Janet, for Matrarangi: Dream: for rwhanearai: .Ocean,, for Eußaelli-.Zillab.ior. -Thames,with2lheadcattle. ■ ■.:'■,' ','■

1 The brig Syren'arrived at Sydney.frbm.Auok .lundon July 4. . . ' . ~ . .. : .".....■■ The barque Freetrader sailed for.Whangaroa to-day,.to load for Laanceaton. .' H.M.S. Wolverine and Miranda were at Sydney on June 4. '■ ■ , . •■■■•<>

The brigs Wave and Ethel were loaded' at -"Hoklanßa yesterday, and will sail for Dnnedin first favourable wind. .:>'. : .■ The Bohodrfer Jeaßie Nlocol arrived from Lyttelton this forenoon after a passage ol 15 days, having left that port on the Ist inst.' j ■■ 3

The b.s. Arawata will arrive from the South to-morrow forenoon, and leave for Sydney In plaoa of the Albion in the evening.

The barque Orient has been chartered by Messrs McArthur&, Co., to .prooeed to Vavan, where Bhe will load copra and ' proceed home ward. A blaok-painted brietantlne bofflid NorMi was slehtod by the f.s. Sonthern Cross on the 12th inst. and aftOl-riggedship standing to thoeast ward on Saturday last.

• The schooner Sea Breeze (or Tnbal Cain) arrived at Pentecost with 13 reornits prior to thelQthJune. ■ ■ -.r „.,„- ;. . . .", :: ;

The schooner Winifred -was at Malacola on July 19th

The Bohooner Taviuni loft Levaka on Jnly i for Wairikl.

The barque Conrad Heinrich left Levnia,on June 14th for Falmouth,for orders.' " "

The schooner Glossarlel has been placed on the birth at Levoka for Auckland...' ,

The brigantine Flirt and schooners Anthons, Albatross, and KateiMoGssgor had not arrived at Levuka from-this, port when the Southern Crocs left. '"

r . The. Bhip Halcione was floated ont;of .dock to-day, and was hauled into her old berth at the 1 outer Xof the Queen-street wharf, d •_■■:!- )]

ThebargneCanomn,-from Glasgow, and the! Bchooners Faunonia and Sheet Anchor, from' Ban JTranoisoo had arrived at Fiji prior:to:the !i Ilth insf., when the Southern Cross left.

A rumour was circulated in town to-day, to the effeot that the ketch JReUance.r while: Roing down the channel last.evening got on the rooks Inside tne Blaok buoy, and that she was still there this morning. The report, however,, re- Quirea confirmation. •- -■'

The ketoh Speedwell when getting,under way 'to prooeed to Kussell yesterday came,:into collision with the Sybil and carried away one of the ysrdß of the latter.

Mr William .Webster, well and favourably known In connection with the trade between Sydney and New Zealand, has received well deserved promotion." "He "how commands the Albion, whioh arrived this morning, and as may have been fairly anticipated, has already given proof that the'selection of the directors of the Union Company 1b a judloiouß one. On the passage Captain Webster, at an entertainment got up in his honor, was presented with a testimonial setting forth tho eecurity he had inspired in the passengers as a master.mariner, and the ap preciation of him as a courteous gentleman. The document was signed by all the passengers, and presented at a convivial gathering by Mr Bioh mond Thatcher, one of theirnnmber.—" Sydney Kvening News "July Bth. tj p -w..

SOUTHERN CROSS FROM LEVUKA.

The s.B. Southern Croaa arrived from Levnka at 8 a.m. to-day. We are Indebted to Captain J. MaoKay for late flies arid the following report— left Levnka at 4 p.m. on .July ll,.with a light breeze from the east, veering north,. Ex perienced northerly winds to within 300 miles ol the coast, from whence strong west and south west winds. Sighted Capo Brett at noon of the 17th. arriving-as above. Passengers—Messrs "Wildiogandßtokeß. '.-.■. . v . ... :y ,

LAUNCH OF THE FETU LELE.

The Bmall schooner built by jar C. Balloy, to the order ot Mr Yon dor Heyde, for, a Satnoan firm was suocesflfnlly launched from the North Shore yards on Saturday afternoon. The christening ceremony was performed by Miss Yon Der Heyde, who named her the Fetu Lele. The Ironwork was executed by Mr Reid, ■of West Queen-Btreet, and the painting by Messrs Hooker and Shepherd.

THE P.S. ANNE MILBANK.

The p.s. Anno Mflbank went as far as Motuihl on a trial trip on Saturday afternoon, when everything was found to work very satisfac torily. A number of ladles and gentlemen|syeie cresent by invitation, and greatly eDjoyod the tdD 'J'he steamer is now stronger than ever, ana Is greatly improved in appearance.

DUNKELD FROM LONDON.

The barque Dankeld, a vessel of 1005 tons re cUter arrived form London at 6 o'clock this morning. This ia her first trip to Auckland, her Droviouß visit to New Zealand haying been con fined to Oamaru. She is in oommaud of Cap tain Finlayson, who is part owner, and is oon olenod to the Wew Zealand Shipping Company. TEe ohief officer is also a Mr Finlayaony ;but no relation to the captain whatsww. To the former eentleman -were indebted for the • following uartioularß o£ the voyage:—Left London Dookß on April 13, and the land an the 17tb, Had X' and N.B. winds tO the Jlquator, which ,was crossed on May 7.21 days dot; The N.B; trades were carried-to 21° 8., and from thence to the Cauo- light and moderate sonthßrly;".winds. Oioßßed the meridian of the Cape on Juno 6, and bom thenoa to Tasmania, which was passed on July 5, tad exceptionally fine weather. Light Mrinda to the Three Kings, which was rounded on Saturday night at 6 a.m. On Thursday,. the lltli, experienced the only severe gale felt on the -whole passage, when the topsail and fore- Bail were blown clear oat ot the bolt-rope. The passage from London occupied 96 days, or 93 days from land to land.; The speakings on the passage out were:—Silver Eagle;' barque, from London to Shanghai, 43 days out on May 21th; Patriaroh, ship, from London to Sydney, on June 3 ; and Araby Maid, barque, from London to Lyttelton. eff Cape of Good Hope, on Juno 8. The Dunkeld brought the following passen gers:—Mr and MisGillman, Mi Finlaysoffand

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVALS.

Lalla Rookb, ks., Robertson, from Waitara Rowena, b,b., Ainodeo, from Hokianga

DEPARTURES.

Oreti, 5.9,, Campbell, (or Waltara The b.s. Oreti left for "Waiters on Saturday at 510 p.m. with 51 pieces timber. 68 sheets and 3 bara iron, 6 doaw, 3 packages sashe?, 12 sash wrights, 2 begs powder. 16 packsgea auncLries. and Messrs Austin, SprlnKfal), Coombes, Cock fleld, and Babbage as passengers. The b.s. Lalla Kookh arrived on Saturday night from Waitara with 115 sheep, 18 head cattle 31 packages butter, and 5 packages sundries. Passengers:—Messrs Bloom, Marks, Coombes, and Sheffield, She was announced to return to the same port at 2 p.m. to-day. . The s.s. Hawea is expected to arrive at noon to-morrow from the South with the ontward English males, bhe Is announced to return thither 2 hours later. Latest train from Auck land 12 (noon). The s s. Rowena arrived from Hokianga this morning at 0 o'olockl with 4) cases and 25 saoka gum. She proceeds to Waitara at 1 p.m. to morrow.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Russell, this dar.fi Arrived: Gtoaaariel, 15 days from Fiji; Atlan tic. Hailed: Auckland whaling barque, Hspec nlador, for a cruise, also Floetwing and Fatty. Gisborne, this day. The Arawata left for Auckland thia morning. W kllisoton, yesterday. • Saiiea: Arawata, 8.5., tor Auckland. Pas sengera :-MiBS Brenner. Messrs Finn, Buttle, White <2), Maloney, Gle.denning, and Mo Douehall Tho as. Talaroa Bailad ior the ManufcauaUpTm., with the following paasen- ._Mra Hopa and daughter, Messrs Russell, France and Stead, ... BLUFp ; Weanesday> ! Arrived: Rotorua, s.a., from MelbourncJ Passengers for Auckland:-Mr and Mra For dyce, Mr CJox, Mrs and Miss Fraser, and four steerage.

COMMERCIAL.

i i i. _.. ■■'■ ■■■ -■ , ■ -■■ ■ ■ "'",,,,,. ■'~ ., Kvenino Star Office, Monday. Messrs Oconrane and Son sold three houses in Baker-street to-day, in the estate of the late Mi John Mitchell. The* five-roomed house, with a frontage of 91 feet, brohght>£2so; and the two unfinished cottages £200. The Ellerslia allot ments were passed. '"' Mr Gabriel Lewis held a trade s»le to-day, 'of boots and machines. All were Bold at satis- a Meßsra B. Tonks and Co., sold the variona 1 cane chairs ex s.s. Bowen, whloh realised fait nrifces. The sale was well attended.

Mail Notice.

Mails win. Close as Under.— . THIS DAY. For Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per lona, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 4.30 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 19th instant. For Walwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Waitara, per Samson, at 11 a.m. For Tarauaki and Southern ports, per Hawea, at 11 a.m. . ....... Per b.b. Zealindia, as follows:— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign . West Indieß, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Enrope, at 1 p.m. Late letters bearing be extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mall Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. . -a..'. This mall will be due in London on Tuesday, Augußt 30th, 1881. ' " , ~ For Russell, Kawakawa, and Australian Colonies, per Arawata, at 3 p.m. , For Tauranga, Ohinemutu,. and Opotiki, per Glenelg, at 4 p.m. ~ i For Whangarei Heads, Walpn.WhanKarel, and Mapgapat, per Argyle, at 4 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 5.30 p.m. '■'■■Si Wednesday, 20th Instant. For New Plymouth, Wanganut, and Wei: Hngten, per Oreti, at 1 p.m. Fbiday, 22nd instant. For Chatham Islands, per Island; lily, at 11 . a.m. ~ ■:....■■' S. B. BIBS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Poet-office. Anokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

•• *» — i July is. 1881. Theatre Royal -Garden DramatU Company, '.' Never to Late to Mend," 8 p.m. Remuera. Girls' School—Concert in Aid of Library, 7.30 p.m. Otahuhu Public Hall—Smith's Grand Pano rama of Now Zealand, Views, etc., 7.30 p.m. ' Pobiio Hall, Mount Albert—Ratepayers'Meet ing, 7 p.m. St. >James' Class-Debato: "Would a Free Trade, Policy be moat Benefloial to New Zea land ?'7-.SO p.m.

Birth.

MaKfifNZlK.—On June 19, at Taranakl, the 'wife of Mr. J. MoKenzle of a son. SCHENK.—On Jalyl-t, at her residence, Har grave-Btreet, Ponsonby, the wife or B. H. F. fiohenk of a son. CARTER.—On July Bth, at Victoria-Btreot, the wife of Geo. Carter of a daughter. -

Deaths.

CARTKR.—On July 17th, at her parents' resi dence, Vlotoria-streot, Matilda, infantdaughter of George and Jane Carter. OHILMAN.-On July 16th, at,the Provincial Hospital, Auckland, John Chilman, late teacher of the Puni school, aged 36 years. The cortege will leave the Hospital for the Railway Station at 7.30 a.m. to-morrow (Tues day); the 19th iDStant, tor Pukekohe. Friends please accept this invitation. • SHORT.—On July 17. at Helensvillo, Reran Klizabeth, wife of Thomas Short, Ksq.' ' ■ The ftraeral will leave the residence to morrow (Tuesday), at 2 p.m. j . TUNNY.-^-On 18th July, at his brother's real-1 dence, Northcote. L. W. H. Tunny1; aged 20 The' funeral will leave the North: Shore' Ferry Company's tee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, 'next, i ■■; .:,

Notices to Correspondents.

CH.6.—lt would be improper to publipih, your letter while tne hearing of the case is pend ing.

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

MONDAY, JULY 18, 1881.

For the cause that lacks assistance?. For the wronjj that needs resistance, ,b ■ _ -For the future in the distance, And the good that wtcando. .

W*E have very great pleasure in congratu lating the Kaipara settlers upon the opening of the railway through to Helensville. There are many settlers in the North who will remember the time when threo weeks or,"a "month '.we're'occupied in doing the journey which is now accomplished in one day. Fifteen years ago Albertland settlers had to carry On their backs from'Mangawai every pound of flour and other provisions "for the' Bapport of their families. The disposal of produce, even if it were grown, was out ot tne ques tion. Tho«e were ■ gloomy days; '■- Starva tion stared many of the settlers fairly in the face, but still they bravely idled and hoped. They felt that they were the pioneers of a great work. They were as true heroes as those who set their faces westward in the 'Mayflower,' centuries ago V' and'they and their children ' may look back with pride to those days when to be a colonist' called for all the courage, perseyerence, and hardihood of the most enterprising race the world ever saw. The days have changed for the better. How greatly, can only be grasped by reflecting on things as they were then and as i they are now. The - lapse of time is short, but it has worked wonders. At an equal rate of progression, with the present facilities, what will be the condition of the North ten years hence? It is a magnifi cent country, with wonderful and varied resources, and we venture to predict for it a development which shall not be excelled by any equal area in any part of the world. -The settlers have participated but little in the Government loaves and flahes.', What they possess they owe chiefly to their own indomitable energy. Even the construction of this short line of railway has been conceded very grudgingly, and has met with obstruction at every stage. But it is now an accomplished fact— a tardy ;act of justice to energetic:.and deserving colonists, who have been taxed unjustly. We have therefore the_ greater pleasure in joining our hurrahs with those which greeted the arrival of the first train at Helensville to-day, but in doing so we would strongly urge' the settlers to relax no effort until fuller justice is' done them, and the fair lands of the North, are completely opened to industrious setlters.

1 The'second meeting of. creditors' in, the estate,of Charles Henry Burton' :was , held to-dayI,' when the report recommeh'dfng the discharge of the debtor was read and adopted.

Last Sunday week, Mr Owen Mahon was presented by Father O'Sullivan, on be half of the .Ladies' Committee of Manage ment of the last St. Patrick's treat, with a handsome inkstand. The accompanying address refers to the ".energetic, cordial,' and valid assistance received on that occa sion at your hands, notwithstanding the many other calls on yonr untiring energy, Jzeal.iandrability." :; ' : ';;:/ ."'.•: ■.•'..! '

Mr and Mrs1 HamJey, of the Auckland Hotel, intend giving a select "ball at the Lome-street Hall on Thursday evening next in honor of the little people of the ''.Pinafore " Company. Invitation cards are now In course .of circulation, and ad mission to the ball will be rigorously res tricted to holders 'of them. The services of Mr Darbyshire,. ballet master of .the Lili putian Opera Company have 'been retained for the evening asM.C;-

" A Resident ;l complains of the larrikins in. Freeman's Bay. He says :—" Females passing by are always assaulted by these Arabs with the filthiest language conceiv able. The authorities ought to make an examnle of some ot them." \

To the Editor: Sir,—Will you please tell me in Monday's issue when the seasons commence in New Zealand and when winter's shortest day is?^! am, etc., A Constant keadeb.— [Spring commences on September 22nd, Summer on. December 21et, Autumn on March 20tb, and. Winter on June 20th. The 21st of June is generally considered the shortest of the year, but as a matter of fact, the few days both before and after that date are of about equal dura lion.—Kd. E.S.]

The long-promised production of " Lea Cloches De Corneville " by Pollard's Lili putian Opera is announced to take place on Saturday evening next, July 23rd. No ex pense has been spared to render the presen tation of this immensely popular comic opera one of the finest ever seen iv the Colonies. The scenery is spoken of as su perbjit is from ths pencil of the well-known artist, Mr Neville Thornton, who has been busily engaged upon it for the last month.

At the meeting of St. James' Mutual Improvement Association this evening a debate will take place on the oft-discussed question "Would a Free Trada Policy be most Beneficial to New Zealand ? Mr D. S. Chambers being the opener iv the affirma tive and Mr Geo. Thwaites the opener in the negative. As this is a kind of prelim inary exercise in view of the approaching debate with St. Andrew's Association, the four representatives of St. James' will be chosen at the close of the discussion.

The month's crushing? on the Thames goldfields produced 4,868 ozj gold from 3,069 tons stone, The biggest contributors were : _The Curo tributes, 531 ozs from 60 tons; Hape Creek tributes, 311 ozs from 453 tois; Moanataiari Company, 137 ozs from 433 tons ; ditto tributes, 295 ozs from 184 tons; Waitekauri tributes, 896 ozs from 221 ions; Waiotahi, 379 ozs from 221 tons; New Golden Crown, 283 ozs from 300 tons;. Radical tributes, 259 ozs from 119 tons ; Kuranui, 70 ozs from 40 tons ; ditto tributes, 200 ozs from 142 tons ; Queen of Beauty tributes, 144 ozs from 10 tons; Cobban claim, 179 ozs from 13 tons; Waiotahi, 379 ozs from 221 tons.

With reference to the letter headed " Spurious Benefits," in our Saturday's issue, Mr Walter Reynolds has called upon us tor the purpose of shewing his agree ment with Mr Pollard for the New Zealand tour. • The agreement shews that Mr Rey nolds has nothing whatever to do with the finding or payment of the Company, which is engaged and managed solely by Mr Pol lard. The arrangement between them is not in the nature ot a partnership, but a contract for a specified period, in which Mr Reynolds' part is to find theatres or halls, gas, scenery, advertising, printing and post ing, and pay all fares to the end of the tour. In advertising, Mr Reynolds merely carries out the instructions given him as to changes of programme, and does not consider that he has any right to question Mr Pollard as to the nature of his engagements with the boys or ths terms of remuneration.; .Asa matter of fact, Mr Reynolds is totally ignorant of the business relations.: with the boy Osmond or his parent*, and therefore the writer of the letter : ought not to have included his (Mr Reynolds') name in any remarks he ■ thought fit to make upon the benefit to the boy or engagement of-the Company, as he cannot be held responsible for what is justas'much beyond his control as it ia beyond that of "One Who Hates Meanness."

Captain Fairchild, of the Stella, has been in search of and discovered the boiling spring reported by the s.s. Taiaroa, situated near Channel Islands. The water was in a very unsettled state, and mud and shells were being whirled about in the same manner aa stated by Captain Anderson. The Stella was taken through the boiling circle, but experienced only very slight (if auy) disturbance. The lead was dropped in the centre, and kept down for some little time, but came up quite cool. Soundings showed 24 fathoms of water, the same as marked on the charh Captain Fairchild, therefore, thinks there exists no danger to navigation.

- The service of song at the Old People's ■Refuge was well attended yesterday after noon in the interval between the showers. The vocalists, under the direction of Mr Ryan, ably sustained their credit for. sing ing and good intentions. Those of the old people who weieablo came out to enjoy the pleasure of the hour, and listen to the hymningsof their friends, some having come from a considerable distance. -We regret to notice that a number of boys of the larrikin fraternity bad clustered near, and by their hideous noises and croakines endeavoured to mar the harmony which prevailed in the choir. We hope for the sake of humanity that these wildings will shew better sense, at future services. .Mr Cheat delivered an instructive address.

Harry Le Clair, writing from Santa Cruz to a friend in Auckland, says :— "Myself and partner opened in San Francisco" for a four weeks' engagement, arid played 21 weeks in one Theatre; then went to another Theatre and produced my drama for two weeks. The latter proved a great success. ' We closed last Sunday night, May 13th, and have come, down to .this watariog: place for a few weeks' re creation before leaving for New.' York, where we -have an, engagement tor next sesaom The Lingards played here, but did only a moderate business. They performed in "Betsy," "The Tutor,"and another play, the name, ot which I have forgotten. There are nineteen places of amusement in 'Frisco, and more about to open. Cole's Circus has returned from a tour of the colonies, and look well after the trip. They speak well of Australia. When I leave here I will play my drama over the circuit, and am thinking of return ing to the colonies next year."

During last week Mr Hewlett was occupied in putting into position in St Matthew's organ the new stap, which has just arrived from England. It is a viol-di gamla (Bft) of great purity and sweetness of tone. It in needless to say that the really beautiful organ is much improved by the addition, some excellent effects in choir accompaniments ' being' now attainable. Herr Cdrl Sch'midtt was present la'st;;Cven irig,'aind'j>layed'ari'offertoire' as well 'as the concluding ■ voluntary to' the' great delight ot the numerous congregation. The choir is much improved in every respect, several recruits having come for ward, and'the: old <members haying apparently taken fresh interest in the work, makes the singing pleasing to all who like a hearty congregational service. The course of Lecures n«w going on—" Gideon, the Soldier of the Lord," appears to be as interesting to .the hearerq as it is practical in nafnro: last eveningns discourse en titled ;," Faint, yet pursuing " inculcated the necessity of perseverance, urging Christians to be thorough through and through, open, transparent and above board, thorough, again, out aud out, daunt less, persevering. Thus rendering them at once honest and successful in matters tem poral and spiritual alike. The next of tho course, on Sunday evening next,is entitled, "The Cake of Barler," or "Dreams,"

Dr John Camming, wno was well-known as a cbntroversial writer and preacher of the church ot Scotland, has passed away at the ripe age .of 72. Dr. Cumming reached London in 1833, . and commenced his ministrations in i a small church' between Regent-street and Piccadilly, where he soon became popular by his colloquial style of preaching and expositions of prophecy. He-was never, what is termed, an eloquent preacher, nor was he strikingly impressive, still he exercised a singularly fascinating influence over his congregation. He was, in his early days, a decided opponent to the doctrines of the Koman Catholic Church, and. distinguished himself by the famous discussion held at Hammersmith. Dr, Cumming's Crown Court congregation was large and influential, numbering among the attendants, the Dukes of Argyle i and Hamilton, and the heads of the "leading Scotch families in the Metropolis. .The doctor was of the, middle height, pale of feature, and for many years wore spectacles. His discourses were delivered extempore. Opinipns/were plainly stated without dog matic enforcement. " This is my view of he matter" he would, say, "and I leave it, with such remarks as. I have thought applicable to the subject, to your reason and judgment." . It was his custom to take up pasting events; and turn them to account. As- an- author, Dr. Cumming was voluminous; his published works are many, and dealing-mostly .with " prophecy " and the "Apocalypse." -the latter, comprising 8 or 9 volumes,' they met with a large and im. mediate.circulation, A young student of the Weslejan Church,' read the. whole o! Dr. Camming*., books, and avowed that he had read them studiously but to no ad vantage—he had learned nothing. His chief works are " Apocalyptic Sketches," " Daily Life," " Voices of the Night," " The Great Tribulation," and •' Eedemption Draweth Nigh," or the Future of Europe, as delineated in the Bible, and finally " The Seventh Vial," • published in November, 1870. Dr Cumming was much esteemed by the higher classes ; he preached several times before the Queen, and his Chapel in Crown. Court, .Covent Garden;1 ;c was invariably filled with eager listeners.

A seamem of the Halcione wa3 engaged painting the vessel's side on Saturday when he lost his balance and fell on to the stone flagging.of the dock. His injuries were for tunately not serious.

The second series of matches in connec tion with the newly-formed Fire Brigade Quoit Clnb will take place next Saturday. Amongst the prizes to be competed for are a box.of tea presented by Mr Hewin, a silver watch guard from Mr Lynch, and a qipe from Mr Bailey. Further donations of articles will be gratefully received.

Mr Charles Watson, of Halifax, describes in the '* Alliance News " a gigantic effort in the way of tract distributing in which he is engaged. In October last he made an offer of a free grant of 1,000,000 tracts to clergymen and others who would undertake to distribute them. The applications were so numerous that Mr Watson extended hia plan of operations, so that, including pack ages waiting to be sent off, he has given away since October 8,000,000 of tracts re lating to temperance.

The barque Duakeld, which arrived from London this forenoon, had an exception ally fine passage, the only rough weather experienced being on Thursday last, when a rather severe gale was encountered. All on board are well, and the only incident of the whole passage which is regretted is an accident which happened to a lad named Thomis Morris, an apprentice, on June 12th. That day was moderately fine and the young fellow was on the main yard engaged in overhauling the gear of the maiDsail. Losing his hold he fell heavily to the deck, and thereby broke his leg close to the knee. The fracture was a very serious one, the bone protruding through the flesh. Cap tain Firilayson sat and dressed the unfortu nate member very carefully. The wound is now healed, but the lad has not y«t been able to leave his bed.

■ Speaking at Inverell, Mr Lackey, Minister of Public Woitofor New South Wales.gave the following statistic?. Length of railways iv operation in New South Wales, 958 miles. During the last 'five years 104 miles per annum have been opened, During nine months ending Mar eh last 224 miles were opened. Parliament has voted money tor 2,219 miles, thus :—Opened, 958; under construction, 489; in preparation, 772. Earnings per mile ; Victoria, £1,120 : S. Australia, £665; New Zealand, £648 ; N. S. Wales, £1,475. luterest ou capital returned by receipts. Vie, 3.62 per cent; S.A., 2.91 ; N.Z., 2.25; N.S.W., 4.36. Capital invested, £11, 778,819. Equal to £12,295 per mile. .

The "Hawkes Bay Herald" contains some particulars of. the cost of. exter minating rabbits on Messrs Beetham's Brancepeth property. Some years - ago, wkcu tho pe»t first began to threaten that1 part of the ■ country, and before a single rabbit had been seen on Brancepeth station, the proprietors set a man with dog and gun to watch the boundaries of the ■ property. The rabbits came, and rapidly increased. Instead of one, soon there were two, then three* six, and finally twelve men engaged in rabbit destruction.' Twelve is the number now employed, With 260 dogs, and the cost of keeping down the rabbits Gh that one property' is £1200 a year. Besides thiß twenty miles of wire nettisg have been erected, costing £60 per mile without fencing, arid another twenty or thirty miles have yet to be done.

At the meeting of the French Club on Saturday evening, there was an.attendance of 41 members, viz., 9 ladies arid 32 gentle-; men. It wa3 announced that a donation of 32 standard French works had been made during the week by Mrs Wallis (wife of Dr. Wallis), thus bringing thenumber contained in the library up to 100. A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the gonerous donor.' Seven candidates for admission to member- ship were unanimously elected, and seven others -five ladies and two gentlemen were nominated. After the disposal of the; ordinary business. Mr Albin Villeval de livered, with much elocutionary ability, his promised lecture on "The History ot the Bastille." It was followed, by. readings; from La Fontaine and Musset, respectively, by Messrs C. .Williamson and J. M. Geddis,; and by a translation of Hamlet's celebrated! soliloquy by Mr Alf. Alderman. The criti cisms were of a favourable character. On Saturday evening next Mr H. S. F. Veltzer will deliver a lecture on the best method of' learning French,'while Mr James-Ansenrio: will contribute a reading.

A concert of a miscellaneous, character wili be Riven this evening;!!! tho Girls' School, Remuera. (Mrs Harden'sl, in aid of the Library Fund, and, should the wsatber be favourable, ; a largo gathering may .be looksd for, and a pleasant two hour* experienced. The anniversary tea meeting arid concert, of the Sir Henry Havelock kodge o£ Good! Templars will b« held to-morrow fluesday) sororal interesting itoms. We notice th» x Mr and Mrs Goodlson will sing a duot. Several ladies Will give sonm and recitation*, andMr Mackrell will tell * Yorkshire story in the West Hiding dialect. Meisrs Cartorand Marson will aingrepresontative KnglUh and'Sootri.hb^lada and ah original po.ttoal afl.droßS, wrltton for the oocasion, will be spoken by tbe author. , v

OPENING OF THE KAIPARA RAILWAY.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

'"' HELENSVILLE, this day. j The-official opening this morning ot the line through to Holensville caused a good deal of interest and excitement. The first! train left Auckland at seven o'clock to visit j the flourishing district .of Helensville. \ Among the railway officials were Mr A, V. i McDonald, General Manager; Mr Dobble, ; Sub-manager, Mr. .Ellis, .Railway ,In.j spector; and Mr Mullinger, Permanent Way Inspector, also several Auckland citi zens, among whom we noticed Mr J. Dil-: "worth aud some other speculators. '■ There wa3 a' little corifusion with the: train at Newmarket, owing to a new time table, but Mr.McDonald was pfesont, and: personally superintended. Over a quarter-. pf-a'ri-hour was lost at Newmarket.' The train was a big one, requiring two'engines, • and they had plenty to do going up the incline. . • < • •

Trooper Kelly was in" the train, and got 'out at'Waikomiti station tor enquire1 into the sudden death of Mrs Newman.

At the various stations people gathered to see the first through train. The contract ot Messrs'Taylor and Danaher,1 whioh| is now finished,■,.has been pronounced by the Inspect or as tho best he bag ever inspected. He lias never seen a more perfectly finished piece of work, and no ■ contractor ever gave him less trouble. .'The rails are steel, weighings3lbs. to the.yard;'and fit per fectly. , • The train ran bo, smoothly that a game of billiards could be played in'the transit. As soon as the truin got to Kurueu Junction the running was uneven and bad. The rails on Taylor and Danaher's| con tract have fish fastenings, instead of the old shot fastening, used upon the line from Kiverhead. Ihe tunnel which gave .tho constructors a great deal of trouble'/ ap pears to be a fine piece of work. It is. 11J chains long, aud is about 17 miles from Newmarket. The countryjill along the line, looks well. Persons are beginning to settle. Shopy stores, and hotels are seen here and there, r All;al<rag vtihe Kumeu swamp gum diggers , are" located earning in various places over 40a a week. ■ The Kit men station is small but good. The shed is equal to moat or a_ny line. •There is' no road-.within,! '.mile of the Kumeu Junction. This, speaks badyly. : for the district.' The Kailway ; Inspector scarcely knew where to erect the crossing gate's,-there being no roads. The new Kai para bridge is being "pushed ; on' by Mr Wells, contractor. He has only six months to finish: the contract, and many think he cannot, finish it in time, but ho is pushing it on rapidly,' "..■'.'-,"• '..'.'..'..'" 'The. train arrived a little behind time.at Helensville.' A lot of people were at the station. Many settlers left for: Auckland by the 5 o'clock train to patronise the open ing. There seems to bo great delight among the people at seeing the hrst through train, which, will give-.. an. impetus! to the districts. All along the line bbundaryy and at .Helensville in particular, business is brisk among the shipping. The* barque Palace arrived on Saturday from^Dunedin to load baulk timber for Sydney."": ii.-.. '-Thel people are enthusiastic iover ;the Evening Star being delivered every night at their door.' It was expected that some ereat demonstration was to be got up to inaugurate^ the opening of the line. The r£ cent heavy raiaa make this impossible. '.'., Mr James Dilworth.w]asat Helensvilfe 30"years ago,'and he is astonished at the great pro gress, of the whole country around..: The whole of.the workmen all along the line have a holiday, and seem bent on enjoying tneniselves. , Mir Walkei's hotel has'.aflot of visitors from various parts. There ~is an abundance of Maoris about doing nothing but eatingand.smoking. • ' ; -!;' ;:b; ■??' | The grass crop on the farms all around looks magnificent and promising. Large logs are abundant in the river. Men are getting them into shipshape It is thought that in a few months this railway will pay well, provided the freight is reasonable. j ' There was not a single mishap or blander all the way to Helensville. This was to be expected when so many chiefs were about, i A soap factory is started i here, alto charcoal burning,:: conducted by a French;., rnan i: ,o:i ,i., /.;;.. d'-J ,:.''..,;»j;/i .-:' ta 'sfuoa ihnis

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Be brief for it Is with words as with sun beams he more they are condensed the deep c they burn."—Sodthkt.

The Arctic Circle.—A snow wreath,

Membere of the Hunt.—Detectives.

"I'm reduced to the Ranks," as the carriage-horae said on finding itself in the shafts of a cab.

The Soldier's Last Meal.—Licking the dust.

The "May" Queen.—Queen Victoria (born 24th). Spluttering Candles.—Dips in the sea. Motto of the Sleeping Beauty.—"Hand some is as handsome does." Appropriate to Spring.—The Bud-g#t. Flowers to Wear at a Boat Eace.—Row dodendrons.

" New and Elegant Term of Endearment, —Lar-de-darling."

A Pkrverse-ry Rhyme,

Sing a song of Census and a pack of lies, Four hundred thousand fraudulent replies, When the pile waa opened, Brown began to sine— " Isn't there a lot of girls young as any thing 1" A certain Newcastle butcher has had his coih'n ready these last ten years. The census of Queensland, 218,159 : 37,000 more males than females.

The Auckland College and Grammar School boys appeared to-day, for the first time, in their uniform peaked caps. The World says that Rear-Admiral Hoskius, late Commodore of the Australian Station; will probably be the recipient of a very valuable sinecure at Portsmouth.

Another survivor of the wreck of the Orpheus, baa made liis appearance in the person of Mr Charles Turtle, now a miner at Hartley Vale, M.S. W.

William Hall the younger of the two boys arreeied for shooting the Chinese lad Tommy Wing Hock, cutting his throat and putting him into a water-hole iv New South Wales, has been committed for trial.

In the "Nineteenth Century" lor May, Admiral Dunsany demonstrates that an invasion of England by the French is not only feasible, but easy. . Jimmy South is travelling With a "Pina fore'" Company, which did big business at West Maitland.

They say in London that Dr. Kidd, the Earl of Bcaconsfield's physician, is to be raised to the peerage as Lord Globule.

Mr and Mrs Langtry have taken No. 3 Berkeley-square, for the season. If, there fore, they were ruined, they have made a new haul somewhere.

The " S. F. Bulletin " says that Professor and Mrs Proctor will return to America next fall to start on a tour of the world vift San Francisco.. • • •

A farmer, named Sams, was brought into town, in almost a hopeless condition, having fallen off a dray, the wheels of which passed over his loins, the body. Mr Chilman, the much respected teacher, of Pukekohe, and formerly bandmaster «f the Naval Brigade, died in the Hospital yes terday of cancer. He leaves, a wife and; two children. " . ■ . ■..-::'

The., so-called .Turkish- bath, which sweats the patient with dry, bot air, is not known in Turkey. It originated with a Mr Barter, at Blarney,' in Ireland, in 1856, and was soon adopted in England. A great South African diamond, which weighs au ounce, .and. is described by connoisseurs as finer in colour than the Kobinoor, is drawing large crowds iv London. The owner has been offered £150,000 for a half share.

Vessels bound for the Thames just now should beware of floating logs and debris, washed into the Gulf by Saturday's flood. :'."..: ■ ' ... ;-.,-,

' Tawhiao was too unwell on Saturday to start for Cambridge; the expedition was therefore postponed till to-day. .. Ihe Kilukiui residents have come forward, liberally with kaikai. h> >■■'■-•'

An iutorcolonial weather telegram on Saturday says : " The storm centre is now passing north of New ' Zealand, bringing easterly gales. The one now approaching will pass south, and bring westerly winds." The Sydney Town Hall wa» twelve years in course of; construction, and cost £80,000 to £100,000, and yet it is proved to be in a thoroughly unsound condition. A Chinaman was arrested at Wellington on Saturday night for smuggling ashore cigars from the steamer Bo wen., Foiir hundred and seventy-five cigars were found concealed on his person. . ... ,j

Lord Beaco'ns&eld (says ' the London ■' World ") never dissipated or impaired his energies in superfluous solicitude. As he iheld enthusiasm to be a'hot 'distemper of the blood, so he considered regret to be a' proiitloss consumption of power. Josephine D'Orrae, Countess de Caroli, died in the capacity of housekeeper the other day. ■ Her early occupation was vacalist and danseuse upon tin operatic abogo. Having tUo uii«fortuno .tohavo odo of her legs amputated, she retired from married and operatic life to the seclusion of chronic alcoholism. . Dick Thatcher; the redoubtable, arrived in Sydney after a prosperous voyage, and has received an offer from Sydney Museum to go on a scientific expedition to the

Amy Sherwin sang with much success at the Gity of Boston Philharmonic concert at the beginning of April, Mine. Anna Bishop, who is seventy years oldy is ringing in Boston, • ■ ~ Travellers in Egypt are surprised at the large amount of ophthalmia and blindness prevalent among the inhabitants. Want of cleanliness is the cause. An Egyptian mother under the influence of a widely prevalent superstition, does not wash her child's:eyes! until eight days atter birth. By that time tho organ is frequently ruined.;^-.' '.\h'i ■■■■ lIOITj LI OS

Irving's lago, played to t Bootk's, Othello, is described as fit to be put in one's memorial portrait gallery side by side with the actor's Charles 1., and us the very finest embodiment he has given since his connec tion with the Lyceum. It is the comedy side of lago's character which' he makes most prominent. Booties elocution was, as usual, very fine, and in the scene where Othello's jealously take 3 a furious turn, he quite electrified the house. Irving made a speech at the end, but Booth did not speak. It is not his custom ; even when they gave him a bariquetinNew York.hanever opened his mouth except to put something in it.

CONCERT AT ONEHUNGA.

A most sucooesf ul Utorary and musical enter tainment waa.glven in tha Masonic Hall, Ono hunga, last Tuesday evening, to a full and fashionable audlenco. A large four-horse *bns conveyed most oC the performers from Auckland and Newmarket, The ohoir. under the able ronduotorahlp ot Mr Stevenson, opened with a very pretty: glee; "TMe". Gipsy Ohorns." and also "When the Toil of Day iiOver," in fine style. Mr Littlowoort sangisveral gongs, whion wero thoroughly appreciated by the audlenoo. Mr A. Smith convulsed the house with his exceedingly comic reolUtionf. and .in response to a, hearty recall gave " l?h»r"a My Stoofcin1." Mr Rodgers' porform»noo on tho violin shewed very plainly that gentleman's skill: on 'this instrument. Miss aharpo sang capitally '.' Apart,". also " Where Is Heaven ?' Tho latter produced a recall. A duet In charaoter by Messrs Leadham and Littlevood was well re ceived, by the audience. Mr Rooney's Songa were both anchored, indeed that' gentleman seemed to have thoroughly eooured ths appreci ation of his audiance. Selections from the "Pinafore," by tho Miisoa Street arid Sharpe were very pleasing. Miss MoColl sang the pretty song " Napoleon's Farewell," aooom panled on the piano by Miss French. Mr Gor don .Qoooh gave in his well-known style "-Wrecked and Saved," and tho " Fairy Jane," and was twice recalled. Very general applause was elicited by the on the violin of a littlo lady, Mtsa A. Stevenson,'a very talented instrnmontilist. Mr Nairn's'feats "of ventriloquism with his dumb flguroa, caused roars of laughter. Ml«a Stevenson, assisted by Miss Rooney, kindly supplied most of the accompaniments to tho variona songs: ■ A'; very onjoyablß evening wus brought toaolose by all singing the National Anthem. The proceeds go towards crcoting a small nail for the lodge of Good'Templars,• tho Band of Hope,-&o. i 0 T" ;

MINING NEWS.

Moanataiabi.—Nonparlel: We have suspended driving No. 5 level east, the reef being small and pooi\ i»nd have started rising at a point where some.gold was obtained in driving along. A few colours of gold have been seen in the stone. Tunnel level: In driving eaet from oross-our, the reef Is 2} feet thick of dark blue stone. It contains but little mineral, and is poor staff. During last fonr week?, 127 tons stuff, including 1} cwt. piokod stone, have been crashed, yield ing 200ozs retorted gold.—Kobbbt Conner. July 16. Bisihrck.—Tha state of things In tho mine is abont the earns a? at date of last report. The , face is now within 40 feet of the boundary, and therefore any change, to be beneficial, mast take place presently. Stopinf? has been carried on sb usnal, with.about the same degree of success. Tho place I have selected for linking: is where gold was formerly got in that part of the drive, and as far down as the reef has been broken ie is strong and compact, and shews gold pretty freely through the stone.—J. A; Dobbon, July 11. . ~, ,„ Golden Ishbs.—l have had a brushing of 6 loads pat through, which -we took ont during the last three- weeks,- and 8 lba ; picked;stone. Thfc'yieldfrom the'stonfeia i ozb, valued at 57a fid per oz. I foel,confident the lode will yie'd bettflr returns when properly settled. At the mine, gold is showing at the face in two places. —Hknbv. Cowb,':l6tß July.' i ;! U. I Bkkak of Day (Tiki).—l think we have fonnd the place where stons with gold is; it was discovered by Vanßhan. We have picked up somo with first-rate prospects in it. I expect the reef will be payable.—J. T. BOTD, 16th July. ,■:' .'':;.: ■■,:■'.'/■:' >

:\':.\,.'■•■:■ ■ i ''.:■: :' ■ - ■ • ...jTOll! liifl/i The monthly inspection of the battery and band ot the'New'Zealand Regiment of Artillery, also, ot the Victoria Rifles, No. 3, and Hobson Companies, will be held in the Drill shed to-morrow evening at the usual hour. The -members of: these companies are requested to be present. The annual meeting «f the;'Victoria.;Rifles,-sril;take place onAthe Qyenipgo^ffrlday, the29thinst. ; , ,-. I; ,^ ( , if;

DROWNING AT CHAMBER LAIN'S ISLAND.

A BOY named Thomas Hodges -was drowned at Chamberlain's Island on Thurs day last. He left Auckland on Monday in the yacht Lawrina with Messrs Dillings, Campbell and Berrige on an oystering trip. They had been ashore at the island, and left for the yacht again be tween ten and eleven o'clock. All four men were in the dingy when in capsized, and they found themselves in the water. The shore was about 100 yards distant, but deceased could not swim. The others reached the shore in safety. Nothing further was seen of the unfortunate boy, and, although a search was made for his body, it was unsuccessful. The dingy was picked up shortly after the accident. De ceased, who was 14 or 15 years of age, was the lad who found the body of McGarry floating near the Bastion several weeks ago.

FOOTBALL MATCHES.

GRAFTON V. PONSONBY,

The above match was played on the Met. ropolitan Ground on Saturday afternoon, Thsre was a large gathering of the public to witness it, as the day was fine and warm, and I have never seen so great an amount of enthusiasm displayed by the partisans of the respective clubs than was shewn on Saturday. Every live yards of ground gained by either aide or any extra good bit of play called forth loud cries of encourage ment and applause. Ponsonby won the toss and elected to kick down hill at the start, playing thirteen men to Grafton's fourteen ; subsequently E. Coleman came on for Pon sonby and Gilbert for Graftsn, leaving Ponsonby one short of a full team. Grafton kicked off and Braund returned well, the play at once giving promise of being exceptionally fast, and the pro mise was well sustained. Without going fully into a description of the game, it will suffice to say that though both teams made desperate efforts to score, neither succeeded, and the match ended in the most even draw one could wish to see. Grafton is to be congratulated on the acquisition to its ranks of players like Spencer, Lecky, Newell, and the younger Anesley who on Saturday had a lot to say in the result of the match, while along with the new players they gain a lot of weight, which was apparent in the scrimmages. While on the subject of heavy weight, I will refer to the "bad ,iprm" of some of .Ponsonby's .heaviest members who have a pleasant habit/ of faithfully promising to.come up, but are not on the ground when wanted, thus compelling their side to take on emergency men, who though they do their best, cannot be »up poaed to be as effective as those picked in the actual fifteen. As this has been the case at every match played by the club as yet, this season, the abore cannot, be called a,groundless complaint, and .it is to be hoped this hint will be sufficient, to alter the existing state;' of affairs. , l>"or"ttie Grafton those already noticed,, together with Hall, three-quarter-back (whose day out it evidently was), were most conspicu ous for good play, while Gilbert collared extremely well, and worked hard in. the scrimmages. For Ponsonby, the captain, (Macky), though not very well in health, played back nicely, and was grandly sup ported by Braund and Whiteside, the latter getting several Hng runs when brought up to half-back, while Martin as half-back played his usual hard game, and collared cleverly. The forwnd", bar W. Skeen,1 did not play so well as usual, many of these seeming completely pumped up by half-time. ....,., '

' Next Saturday, Ponsonby plays its second match with; Auckland on the Metropolitan, while Grafton goes over to face the Sons of Auak at the North Shore; The red and .white being, as yet, -unbeaten1 this season, a considerable amount of interest will centre in this match; and it is to be hopedj"that none of the Grafton men; will miss their passage by the 2. SO boat.

Half-back;;

The match,' Auckland v. North Shore' which wss to nave eventuated on Saturday, fell through owing to the inability of Auck-; land to score up a team for this occasion.! What is the matter ? Is it, possible that player* funk the big men at the other side of the water? It leally looks like it, as Auckland is not the only Club whose men refuse.duty when called on to. play North Sri6re. It is indeed a rare thing to see a full team go over. We ask why is this thus, and swe trust to see footballers mend their way's and not disappoint their captains and secre taries so often. -' ' : ' ■■-'■'■'■

THEATRE ROYAL.

"NEVER TOO LAKE TO-MEND;.":

The new dramatisation of Charles Eeade's :widely-read novel, which has been in re hearsal for some time past,, was produced on Satarday evening to an excellent house, and" the measure of success achieved by the Company proved fully, commensurate7, with the public expectations. In this triumph the stage mechanism and artist! share >. with the actors. The play has been capitally mounted,, arid ■ every feasible ; nieans of heightening the illusion sought to be created has been adopted and.utilized. A delight ful air of "vraisemblance " has,thus been imparted to the -leading and indeed all !the scenes, though, in some cases, the realistic character of the . tableau excites . stronger arid deeper emotions than those of mere sensuous ' pleasure. The prison scena with the heartrending death of the boy Joseph is au instance in point. The opening scene—an English farmyard—is depicted to the life. There are represented a barn with mem busily engaged in thresh ing, a pigeoncot with real live pigeons flying about, and a kennel with an unmistakeablo retriever chained to it, while the porch of the homestead," embowered in" clusters 'of clitubiug plants, speaks eloquently to the heart of a stiug: and cosy interior.-' Stimu lated: so powerfully,' the mind may readily admit the, Sweet illusion.1 The representa tion of an Australian forest.scene, with1 a natural cascade.,in .the background, is an equally good specimen of imitative art. > It is a nocturnal scene, and the sound of the falling water, the chirruping of small birds, Md the strange peculiar, cry. of the laughing jackass, with the appearance ■ of' crag,-1 foliage, and . .verdure> covered , dell, and the 'prostrate ''forms' 'of ';the diggers beside their lonely camp fire, con spire to intensify to a degree the seeming actuality ot the ensemble. By an effective use of coloured lights, the gradual dawn of a sub-tropical morning, with all its charac , teriatic accompaniment! from the awaken ing denizens of the wood, was skilfully counterfeited. The shepherd's hut and its simple contents were also well'delineated at another stage of the play.. The story which the novelist has so admirably con structed is top well known, to require ex plication at our hands, and, therefore, it is only necessary, further to remark upon the manner, in which the members ot the Company sustained their several rdles. The,cast of parts had been made with sound discrimination,: and the performance, in consequence, was strong and consistent, ,all the "points telling with full effect. Mr James Garden as T«m' Robinson, tho con victed thief, upon whom good counsel., and inflences work |a- complete reformation, played: with'undeniable spirit. ! He had happily'conceived the character, committed to his hands, and he fully succeeded in bringing out its salient traits—gratituda for disinterested kindness, and manly sym pathy torthe.weak'and oppressed. ;With the star, Mr J. J. Welsh, shares the leading honours. Both in .make-up and action, as well as in speech his Peter' Crawley (the obsequious and unscrupulous attorney) was a highly successful portraiture, and with Mr Gerald Dillon's Jacky : Jacky it abun dantly supplied the indispensable low comedy /element. Miss' Tanner made a. charming Susan.while Miss Maggie Knight displayed much emotional power in her im-. personation of the boy Joseph—the, unfor? tunate victim of official inhumanity. ii Mr, A. Elliott's George Fielding, Mr O'Brien's Prison Chaplairi, Mr McGowan's :Isaac Levij Mr West's Hawes, l' : and Mr Sefton's John' Meadows were one and all. played.effectively and well, while Mu's 'Adelle and Mrs McGowan made the most of two small parts. The cordial ap plause of the audience was an unmistak able and emphatic testimony to the success of the performance,' and the icalls that ■were made for .Mr Frahm (the Biage artist) showed that his" talent'also was recognised and fully appreciated. "It is Never too Late 'to Mend" ought certainly to runjthe re^ mainder of the week. It merits" the liberal patronage of playgoers; ..w- j; /

j At the London hospital Australian stu dents arejdesignated "kangaroos." I The company brought to New Zealand by Mr P. Lyons, is as follows :—Miss Nina Tulloch, Miss Emily Fox, Sam M'Lean, and,,Salvator Parlatto (late of M'Lean's Troubadours), Miss Amy Morton, Mr Bart lett,the Wyburd Brothers, Miss Leon,Miss Annie. Lyons, and Misses Hepburn and Faron, The troupe will be known as " The Tourists, .or .Pleasure Party." They open atthe QueenVDunedin. '

CABLEGRAMS.

LKEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

EUROPEAN.

PROGRESS OF THE LAND BILL.

LONDON, July 14.

In the House of Commons to-day the Irish Land Bill was again under conside ration in committee. Clauses 25 and- 26 were passed before the House rose,; bufetne latter, providing for grants for emigration, met with further obstruction, and was only carried after the sitting had been protracted to unusual length. In the course of. the de bate npon the latter clause, the Kight Hon. W. B. Gladstone censured the ob structionists in strong terms for their con duct, and stigmatised the tactics of the Parnellite party as calculated to degrade the proceedings of the House. LONDON, July 15.

In the House of Conimoui to-day farther prcreas w«s made in committee: with the" Irish Land Bill. Clauses 27 to 35, were, after discussion, postponed, but clauses 35 to 40 were duly passed without amendment. . |

THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY,

LONDON, July 15,

A debate took place in the House of Lords to-day regarding, the Transvaal settlement. In the course of the discussion Earl Kimberley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, announced that a certain force of the British troops will remain in the Transvaal for the enforcement of decisions which may be arrived at by the Koyal Corn* mission now sitting. His Lordship further stated that if necessary a sub-commission would be appointed to adjudicate on the claims for "compe.nßa.tion which may be put forward by those who remained loya) during the war, and that in consideration of such claims natives would not be overlooked. r \

SAN FRANCISCO! MAILS.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15,

' The Pacific mail steamship City of New York, which left Auckland on June 21, with'-the homeward Australian and New Zealand mails, arrived here yesterday, FRENCH REPUBLICAN CELEBRA^ ~.; , :!' s.ixJmii !,?r TKW'-t'T iftiSsX.ua aO I

PARIS, July 14. !

The'anniversary of the French .Republic was celebrated to-day as a. public holiday throußhout the country. Festivities were Qrganised in ' all parts of this city, and passed off with great dclat. .iT'I ,"I diiT, j ' "THE WAR IN. NORTH AFRICA." ■ j • L";!- * PARIS, July 14. | Telegrams are to band to-day from Tripoli, announcing that certain emis ■saries rdespatched'.by; the Frenph 'Goyern ineat to the "Governor-Geuerol of Tripoli; have been placed under arrest on their ar-j rival at the capital. FIGHTING IN AFGHANISTAN, i x:i "(JAfieUTTA, July 14. |

News has been receivod to-day from: Afghanistan repoTting that Ayub Khan is now at Ferrab, a city about thirty miles Southiof Herat*' support^by a large body of troops. The Amir's forces are still at Girishk/antt it'is expected that" hostilities; between the,two armies will shortly com-i mence. '' i COMMERCIAL. LONDON, July 13. ' Consolsihave advanced. J, ahd are quoted to-day at lOlg. New.Zealands per, ce,nt.;ilQ-,40 loan re- ; mains at 1054"J New Zealand 5 per cent.; 1889 loan is 105 ; New Zealand 4§ per cent.,

1879-1904 loan is .103. - Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, has ; fallen,, and is quoted to-day, at 50s ;.;New| Zealand wheat',"" ex ship, remains at 48s ;| Adelaide flour, ,\ ex. warehouse, at 345.! The quantity of wheat afloat for Great; Britain at this date is 1.720.0001 quarters. Australian tallow has declined Is per cwt. \ Best beef is quoted at 34a 6d.j; best mutton: at 365.

AUSTRALIAN.

MOEE SMALL-POX,

SYDNEY,JuIyI6.

A fresh case of, small-pox has appeared in Sussex-street, in the heart of the city. The sufferer is a woman named Kelly. She has been transferred to the quarantine station.

NO Sl/GAR AT MAUBITIUS.

ffA) l if rjADKLAmiSj July 16.

A vessel has arrived here from Mauritius, and1 reports that when she left that island no sngar.was;obtainable.; . .■; ■..-..•••;•) : j

, prqs?,cution.fob,mu:tiny. ; ' ".'ApELAIDJB.'.JoIy .16,

It is' expected that the Government will prosecute the crew of; the barqjie'Sarah Bell for mutiny.

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

[Via Sydney.]

IMPORTANT BILLS ABANDONED. ---t ;,ii.MK..BKADLAUGH.; -./ • J LONDON...JnIy.4.,jj

The Government, have announced their intention tcr abandon;' for the present beis sion, the Bill for the. More -Pre vention and Punishment of Corrupt Prac tices at Elections; also, _tlu> .Oaths. Bill, which" "was introduced to bridge over tbe Brad laugh difficulty. It has been inti mated that in all probability opportunity will be afforded, before the close of the ses sion, of considering the Bankruptcy Bill.- a

The Government having intimated their intention of abandoning the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, Mr Charles Bra.d laugh has an nounced his determination to again claim his right to sit in the House of Commons as member, for Northampton,- :The Speaker has accordingly given orders to the officers of 'the House to prevent Mr Bradiaugh from entering. ..omsv.i

HOT WEATHER-IN ENGLAND.

.? X D h. 21 ;) .'. 'i <::\ I .July 6. The heat in England is unusually severe, especially in LonddnT~~At a military re ticSWjiOatjijAldershot,! 'fours.; soldiers' were killed by sunstroke, and between.3o and 40 were effected with. it, some of them seriously. ~ ,O rJ v> HAU'IAH ,C 1 .'Juiy^ A cablegram from Constantinople says it is now rumoured that Nouri Dahmad, one of the' pashas sentenced to death for having been concerned in the murder of the late Sultan, Abdul Aziz, has confessed that_the motive i foi; 'comnirttihg« the', murder' !■ vjis purely a mercenary one, aud that the lead- | ing conspirators seized an enormous quan tity of treasure. July 6. A public company is being formed to take over the steamship business of Messrs Money, "VVigrkm" ah'd'Go.; The'company is to be of limited liability, and the capital is one million, in £10 shares.

Mr l'arnell has, on behalf of himself and the Irish party, sent a telegraphic despatch; to'WaShiri'gtohiexpressin'g his horror at the attempt made uppn the life of President Garfield, and hoping that the patient's life will be spared.

July 6. The complications arising out of the Franco-Tunisian trouble are assuming au alarming aspect, and it: is feared'that they will give rise to a European eruption. France iswmobiliizing 'a, * hundred thbusand troops, and it is announced that the French Government will send an army to occupy Tunis for at least three months, for the purpose of maintain ing order, in Northern Africa. .The various European 'Cabinets hive b3en kl officially advised of the steps taken. The feeling in Italy is intensely warlike, and the relations ; between-Italy "and France-are" severeljr 1 strained. (iThe London Press, regards the situation as grave in the extreme, and con-' sider'a- it demands - the1 highest efforts of statesmanship'to avert a general European fupturo.'•■•■. ' • •;> ■ ■ ■■'■■■ • ' ' r:' .J«ly 7. . The death is announced of the Rev. John Gumming, U.D.,' minister of the Scotch Church, Crowe Conrt, Covent Garden. He was :tlie [author of several devotional and controversial works, and was 69 years' of age: ■--'"- '■'> '■ ■- :_ '"■ ss; .-..,..:■. :.;if . isfi, .■■':-...■ hi . July 9.j /_ The police-have succeeded in arresting the ■ supposed perpetrator of; the horrible1 murder -recently committed in1 a railway carriage on-/the: Brighton, 'jline. The murderer was arrested at Stepney. He has acknowledged his identity with .that of the man wanted by thirp'olice, but deniesj that he is guilty of the: crimed ~•: ■.- .: ;.,.;..

The Bombay, "census returns have been published. They shew that the population of the city is ' 755,000/;';; ■■- -' -

„. OUTRAGE- IN IRELAND., ~... An outrage £ao occurred in the town of Callan,'.county, of Kilkenny. A 'process server .was seized and left bound and gagged, and his horse half murdered.

Phylloxera has broken out in the vines in Portugal, and is causing great ravages among-the claret, vines in Douro dis trict. , ■ ;...-;• ; :"--':■

The forthcoming hot season promises most brilliantly,and the jielil la likely to be unusually-large, if : - " fIA socialist movement has been discovered in Vienna; by the" pqlicej who havearrested eight: oi. its leading members.V '-.-m,nu :!.,;, ;;-rMil lis.suauT ;t\'n.':i hi C. qj ,X .?t mo-it .tii v.U ci

FIGHTING IN TURKEY^^^*|| Notwithstasdiiig the recent defeat, the i Albanians are giving great trouble to the Turkish Government, although the leading chiefs of the League were arrested by ; Dervish Pasha. The League continues hostile, and, in order to resist it, the Porte has had to send reinforcements into the Albanian territory. July 9. • ijf Serious riots have broken out amour wharf labourers in Montreal. They were suppressed by the police, with considerable difficulty, and not until they had to make use of their firearms to disperse the rioters. THE PANAMA CANAL. The construction of the Panama Canal t has not been making much progress lately, owing to the outbreak of fever and quarrels , with the labourers, which have considerably * impeded operations. Immigration from Europe into America is assuming larger proportions than ever. On Thursday no lesi than 2,451 persons*, landed in New York. A serious fire has occurred in Cincinnati, State of Ohio, causing great destruction of property, and throwing thousands out ,of employment. BEACONSFIELD'S PRuPERTY. ' The personal property of the late Earl of Beaconsfield has been sworn at £77,000.

POLICE COURT.

-This day.

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

Drunks. — Jobn Walker, John Collins, were fined 5s j .and John Watson (Sunday offence), 10s, and costs. Disorderly. — John Robinson was charged with fighting inQueen-street/on Saturday night.—Prisoner said he supposed he was guilty ; he knew he was fearfully drunk. —Constable Bowman gave 'a,vivid description of prisoner's conduct. —Fined 20s, and qosts. : . ,' ; .."i"' Labcenies.—Thomas Mulvany,. an, old offender, was brought up on three charges of larceny.—(l) with stealing a coat, value £2 6s 6d, on the 15th instant, the property of Wro. Rattray ; (2) .with-stealing a coat, value £l ss, the property "of .Thomas Short; and (3),. with stealing a dressed fowl, value 2s Gd.—Prisoner pleaded guilty to all three of the chargei, but wished to make a state ment :he had just come iv from,the bush with the view of embarking for Sydney, but got drunk instead^ and while in that state he took the things without.auy'intthtiOh of committing a felony. Bfcing an old offender, the Court sentenced' to seven1 months' im prisonment; six months for stealing "the :coats and one month for stealing the fowl.

Powder 'and •! SHOT. — Christopher Hearliug was chargedwith stealing a gun, two flasks, 51bs shot, and Jib1 of gunpowder, value.£4 10s.'4d;' the property of Thomas Williams, of.the cutter Elizabeth, lyingila the port of- Auckland.-—Prisoner pleaded not guilty;—Mr'J. 8.-'Russell' appeared!'to watch the proceedings ;pn the part1 of'the prisoner'.—Mr'Pardy said ' the facts were very strong aeainst. the prisoner. —Thprflaß Williams, naasterof utneElizab'eth, deposed that prisoner was a seaman onboard, and left- tor the- purpose; of, getting-advice respectiug'I'a .bad'leg; He fiid^ndt return on .. Sunday morning, tbo 2nd instant.. On going ' on. board he found that'his cabin had been entered and the gum missing.' A quantity of things lay scattered about. ! On making-a further' investigation Jie missed the things mentioned in the information. Met tho prisoner by the Thistle Hotel_ on the Satur day evening, and he promised to be on board for work 'on the following' Monday, the 16th ult. He did not keep his promise. —By Mr Russell: The man, he left«n board was at sea in'ano'ther vessel.' '-Left nothing, of particular value on his^yessftl. Thfe articles >vere^ safe'bii'jSaturdny .nightj There was nothing taken besides the articles mentioned.—By His Worship :■ Tbe btßer man was on the Fairy ; Constable Sampson knew his .mRme;H-J[ohn > Graydon: wjunl, Freeman's Bay!knew the prisoner. Met him on the 3rd inst. with a gun on his shoulder marching along; offered him 30s for it. rHfe said he, had bought it from Mr Hazard. Prisoner said he would bring it on the fol lowing Tuesday, but witneeß was riot in, On the Saturday night prisoner ' left the gum at his (witness') father's house, fie h'atl not paid for the gum. Prisoner called upon witness at the shop. Did not give him a cheque Askedhw "dad" (father) to " stamp up," but he did. not see it at first. Agreed to take the gun for 30s. > The - and shot were tp ba thrownin. ,y ' .He bargained for : the.gun'on the Sunday.:' ;.Paid'!him: on the following Tuesday, week. : At least,' his father did, which: amounted_to'the'same tbing.—John Grayden, |senr,,. deposed/Ho see'iag'prlsorjer at hia house: •••Bis son was ndtin. Told prisoner that If his son did not hura.it, gut »onU. i Paid. :t>riintinr.afta for it.' Did not doubt-the--honesty''of prisoner.—William.-.! Henry . .Hazard fdft.' posed ■: to selling the i gun 'to Captain' Williams. Also, -powder, caps,'and shot bagß. Did hot know the prisoner. ; Never sold him'a gun.^-By His Worship : Sold the gun for £2 15s in May.-^-By Mr Bus sell; Bad sole 1 other guns of the same des cription.;., There were -no special marks of identification ;. only the maker's name.,. He had sold about' five ,tb. different "parties; Sut, like i.Waltham watches, they were exactly alike. Hecould not' swear; thai this'very ■ grin was Ihe ohe.he-sold to Cap tain Williams. They were as much alike as'iwo. peas.-r-Mr. Kussell :. But peas are not. ■, produced, by. machinery, like gungj'j and .'.'watches;y.&h'd1 f/may .not be '' '. alike;— M r' Hazard :fad. mitted the force of. Mr Russell's rtemark.— Constable Sampson- arrested tha prisoner on Saturday, and charged him .'With. < stealing the gum, Prisoner sa^d he bpght.the^gurn of amanin'Queen-street. A;very tall man with'.big'whiskers, but- did' not know his name.—Mr Pardy said the other man who might have' thrown more light on tho matter was at sea.-rMr KusscU' addressed the Court;and said the things, no doubt,-fwere stolen from the vessel, t'.but,there;, was»not sufficient .'evidence to- shew, that • prisoner had stolen the , things^His, WbVship reviewed 'the1 circumstance!"}' a'nd'saifl^if :th«re.,,was,,even . a. s.badpw of ..doubt ; ftf'the matteri'.he,,would, certainly; give' the ; prisoner the benefit of'that'doubt, "as he had not;been charged with felony at any ' previous time.- All the evidence, however, I tended to fcbnVince theiCttrlrt that^pristtlier jwa the guilty person,.,the gum was missing, i almost immediately after prisoner,'had left : the vessel. He promised to beat wdrkofi the JVlonday.but did not attend, according !toihis1 promise. ■He'knew ,tho' gun'^as3 missing, and might have, restored it to \ Captain Williams, instead of which he dis j posed of -it below its .price. <r He must find 'prisoner i guilty, and .ha /must .take- three ; montb's'imprisoriment withbard labonr.'.. | AssAtrLTiiTCt A, Wife.—Charles Hdlines iwas'"chafge.d . with: unlawfully^ assaulting; ; Harriet Maryj his wife, by ill-treating her and attempting to_ throw Kef ont'the windofir. iand holding a knife over her,1 threatening to jtako her life >r -rMr Ji;?.1 Kuisell appeared for defendant,1 and pleaded not guilty.VrMr ■Pardy said he had received a note from Dr Dawson, stating that Mra Holmes was suffering from heart, disease, bo that if she! j had to undergo a vigorous ■ examinatioii'/ji^ Imight ;be attended,, - with " serious""cbnse quencesi'^-Mr Russell said he would ibe carefnl not to excite coraplainnnt.— = Harriet Mary; Holmes deposed that on the 14th insiti her husband;was discomposed; and quarrelled , with her all day, and ib'ecause'she objected to give him his tea tfn* bed he leaped out and assaulted her in a barbarous manner. She went,to- bed at ll o p'ploq|t, ,when he commenced thumping heron the back. Sbe got up and sat m a .He then made an attack upon her' ,box, and tore up her best bonnet. - Ho went into the kitchen and caught hold of a large knife. She defended herself with the Bugar basin, and. threw the salt-cellar at him. He dropped the knife, and swore.; he would put her out the window. ■ Thought ,he, would have carried out his purpose, but Mr Nelson looked in at the moment, and possibly saved her life. He then let go;/and her life was preserved.—-To Mr Russell: Her mother lived with them. Could not say .that her mother had any? thing to do with her quarrels. Heard that a mother-in-law was not desirable in a home.—His Worship said he should like to hear Mr Kelson.—William Nelson depo«ed> to living next door to Mr and Mrs Holmes.1, He went to bed at 11 o'clock, and was just; dropping,-j asleep when he. heard Mrs: Nelson- screaming' ranrd«r. :He rushed out,- and: paw Mrs "■ Holmes shivering,' 'partly undressed. Holmes was stand*! ing ...some ■■,, distance . away,- leaning ■apainst a door. Presently the plates and; idishes flew about, and he cut as quickly aB jpossible. Might have got a crack. Always regarded Holmes as a* quiet" man. Mrs' Holmes ..was l; he excitable,—De fendaht'said he was willing to liv.a with, his Iwifei —Mr Eussell, in addressing the Court, 3aid'the " knife "waif altogether itn&gaia.fy)", '■ JThe difficulty was the mothoriin-lawi and [however well-intentioned a mother-in-law may be, her influence was generally unsuc cessful in' advancing conjugal happiness.— His Worship said, after hearing Mr Nelson's evidence, he must dismiss the case, r

This was all the business.



' Special Advertisements. j I yyssoLUTioN of part.' ,:•„ . ;.;„. •:!. NERSHIP.. : ,:;«t'° ./;,,'.' The Dissolution of Partnership and the , ; j'UoH'Ja XiiHii :-' - fUafc-KUltf " : -.;' ! ana Co., o£ Wellington, from the 'Whole sale Drapery Business, has enabled us to purchase a largo portion of their Stock at^ • prices far less'than the'Gocds could be' imported for. ~ , .—Cray Halt. Arcade. ..,,,.' Wo shall sell this lot of Goods at from •TWENTY-FIVE 10 THIRTY PER CENT Joss than ordinary prices, as we have notjroom to conveniently store • :>■ them, being such a large addition to our ,', y . ordinary stock. GARLICK & CRANWEIL, '■ jgOUGHT A gARGAIN.: ; - WILL BB SOLI) A BARGAIN. j AT LOWKR PRICES THAN THE USETAIj ..■•;- "SELLING;OFF." PRICES. ' ' :I)bb33 Goods, .^Hosisrt o; ■ >'■ CuKtains ■_■', Clothing JB .Bed Quilts s.U aßoys' Suits Toilbt-Covers Youths' Suits- Table Coveks""," Damasks ; it? ■; ■-.■■■:■' Sas., ' &cV JI•> fee' • '■' Ui' i ■: : i Under our Co-operative Cash System wo '; ; always bo'l cheap, but this lot of .mis , f GoodswJllbe cleared at prices ■ •■■<■ ■ .CHEAPER THAN CHEAP. /'.A BDlendid opportunity for those about !l'l.'i-:J i ,to start housekeeping.. --; .- : ■-. -' !/^AKLICK & riRANWBLL, , \jr •*'•'- • \y - . .DRAPERS. CLOTHIERS, AND HOUSE' FORNISHBRS ' 'v i ' "'' ' OITTf HAIIi ARCADE. Tjl X I V E Clearing Out Sale. Prior to Removai, to More Kxtknsivk and . .i1. J. ;. Commodious Prbmisks, ■•'•i-":' jl la now offering his Customers and the PubUo ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS throughout,every.Departmen*. This SALE, which will be for CASH only, V commenced on the Ist July, and.will be ■* ■ 1 ' continued during this Month. Specimen of CashSalePrices:— 20 dozen Superior Military Front Cress Shirts, reduced from 10s 6d to 7s 6d 15 dozen Oxford Shirts, with collars, cash sale price, Salld ~,,., 150 Boys' and. Men's Waterproofs Coats, sale prices, from 7s 6d 250 Turkish Fur Caps, sale price. 2s lid A lot of little Boys' Hats reduced to half-price ...„,,. FOB THEIiADIES. , r: ; Pym Brothers' Real Irish 'Poplins,'very dressy, sale price, 4a lid. ; ,-- .. -~■■>., h;, ;• Silk Warp Serges, reduced from Ss 6d to Is lid French Cashmeres at 3s 9d per yard, reduced to is Hid Wool Operettas, sale prices, from Is Swisß Embroidery, sale prices, 3}d Real Indian Embroidery, sale prices, 2Jd Ladies' Underolothino to be Cleared Out 'j (*."!.>LJY <JEteifardlessof Cost," ,:.j;:'t:i>iuj*. Lndiea' Drawers, reduced from Ss to 2s 6d Combination Suits, reduced from 13s 6d to.lOs 6d Princess "Robe Night Dresses, reduced from 13s 6d to 10s 6d Ladies' Chemises, reduced from ia lid to 2s lid HQSIERY. . HOSIERY, , ~ J. and R. Morley'a Best; Hosiery at CloartaK-out prloes Children's Sox at 6d per pair Ladies' Hose, from lljd per pair Josephine Kid Gloves, Is 6d per pair LOOK GUT FOR FRESH BARGAINS EVERY-DAY. 'J.L-. i MILLINKEY ■>■ J■ : MILLINERY. The entire Stook of Millinery o a Wholesale Warehouse has.been bought at a heavy dis count. Hats for Ladies. Hats for Children of all ages are now being offered at muoh less than wholesale prices. '.'■■■•'. ■ Wholesale Price of ladies' and Children's Hats at la. . .. ; . .Cash Sale Prioe, 6d. Wholesale Price of Ladies' and Children's Hats at Is fid. Cash Sale Prioe, 9d. Wholesale Price of Ladies' and Children's Hats at 2s 3d. ' Cash Sale Prioe, Is. And other Lines in proportion. . ; ,. Ladies' Best Linen uoiiars, reaucea stie price ia Ladies' Linen Cuffs, reduced sale price Id Plush Ribbons, very pretty Bhades, 6Jd Ribbon Velvets, 18 yardß for Is 3d «3T TO THE LADIES. The Bargains during .the, last fortnight have beeti' fully taken advantage- of,1 and at W. Rattrai's Cabh Sale you.can now. have- Coloured Silk, slightly Bpottea, reduced from 6s 6d to 2s lid: Do., Do., reduced from 6a to Is lid; Coloured Dress Silk, somewhat soiled, reduced from 7s 1 d to 2s lid; Fanoy Dress Material, reduoedf rom2s9d to ls6Jd; Colonred Caehtneres (only a few dress lengths left), re dnced from 3b 6d to Is 11 ji. Ladies' Fashionable Ulsters, reduced from 17s , 6dtql2s ~ „ . . ~ Ladles' Stylish Mantles, reduced from 19s Od to 12a 6a Ladies-Coloured Russell Cord Costumes, re duced from 42s to 19a Grl Ladles' Felt Travelling Costumes, reduced from 45s to 20s Ladies' Felt Batswing Skirts, reduced from 7s 6d to Ss 6d Children's Dresses 1 0.,. P]>l . ft 9a Children's Dresses jSale Frioe> Zs Underclothing at less than coat price.' '. .• ::. GLOVES. GLOVES. GLOVES. Ladies' Jersey. Gloves, sale pride Is 7d; Two button Kid Gloves, evening shades, at 2s 9d; Ladies' Fleecy-lined Kid .Gloves, greatly re duced1; Ladies' Fleecy-lined Gloves, sale" price from Is 3d per pair ; Josephlno Kid Gloves at lai6d^a tew pairs BtJU'on.'handy-.iOf.i a ,:./i,>j).i HOSIERY. KOSIKRY. .HOSIERY. J. aad'R. Morley'a Full-faßlildn'ed Cashmoro Hose, from 1b 9d per pair. <.110 BOYS' AND ■YOUTHS'fOLOtHfNG. " '- ' ' A oDmplete clearance will be effected. Sizes to fit Boys' of all ages. Little Boys' Salts, well made, at 20s, cash price 12s Bd; Tweeds for Boys, some good dark shades, reduced to 2s lid; Men's Tweed Trousers :and- Vesta,; best .qnaltty, re duced tb;2osrGeelong'Tweedr r Trouyrs and Vests, sale price 21s^,Cheap .Coats, -good s^yle; Black Piget'Coatsi'reduced'from 405T;6'278 6d; Gentlemen's,. Best Linen. Collara,,all,-Bhapes, reduced to 9d:"^" i J7 BB*™"' In Ties, Scarfs, and every description of Men's Mercery, great reductions have been effected. The fWT RATTRAY Is determined Whole I tt . upon effecting an Entibe Stock to bk-( Clearance, so as to open hia Ceeabbd. 'Ifutnre premises -with cerfebUy , ,r. ~,,.;.■ ...WE VyGOODB. ■ (.y-wj;,- -■- ''. r ■• As thia is aimrely CASH SALE, i I ... And the Goods marked at almost CostPjbjom, . there will be-no Uookinq or Discount - - > _ !*■_,,., ..DDKINQ., THIS, MONTH, ~„ -„. .irjaAJ.'Hl':ti '', ■ •- it; ,'/ UiT.*; | W KATTRAY * *^



Special Advertisements. "OUSHBROOK AND "ORIDGMAN Have just receive! a Choice Bhlp ment of MELBOURNE - MADK ULOTHING to their order direct, comprising— Gkesong Tweed Trousers, Troosees and Vests, Boys' Suits, &a, &a, &o. (Cross sizes to fit Sxtra Stout or Slender Men). RUSHBBOOK: & BRLDGMAN Have Received, ex Te An&u, a Fresh SUPKOS°LYN FLANNELS (in variety) ROSLYN PLA.IDING RO4LYN BLANKETS KUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Have always in Stook a Very Large Variety of Patterns in MOSGIKL and KAIPOI TWEEDS. SHIRT INGS, and Hosiery. RUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN Have a Splendid Stook of OVER COATS. ULSTERS, and MACIN TOSH COATS to select from. Also, CLOTHING Or KV2EY DESCRIPTION. RUSHBROOK & BKIDGMAN Have lots of Special Lines In HOSIBRY SKIRTS UMBRELLAS JACKETS and UL3TKRS Remnants Very Cheap, to clear FANCY BimONS TRIMMINGS, &C, See. GBNKHAL DRAPERY OF EVERY DESCRIP TION AT LOWEST RATES. 5% Discount (Is In the £) allowed off all CASH Purchases of 201 and Upward?. OUSHBROOK & "DRIDGMAN, Junction Drapery Warkhouse (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel), Upper Quebn-strket, auckland.



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