SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HISS WATlßE}^ n i^<oVf(ornin«» IMS

ARRIVALS.

«ATBBt)AV ZVTCSItfr,. Orphan*, Bc&noner, Dnnn, from Karotonga y,7raTUT»T>A*T.

V Van«nai!3, baratie, ShftW. from London y' Tinranxa. satiooner, Dancivn, from RosmH OrSschooiier. Bfsho». from Raajjell yi«SlsXNorrl3, from Mercnry Bay

TO-DA*. T*(aro«,«.«.- McQillivrny. from J"! H giwon. Bcboonei*, MeKflnale, from wnangarel Horn, schooner. Pearcn. from NBm3Baro_ Onw«rrt, schooner, Pankow, from Knaßen FannT Kaliy, ketch, Williams, from Whan -0069 KrlemhiMa, Bchoouftr, Baf.Bnrat. from Wian jtaroa

DEPARTURES.

bator-da* zvmtsn. Oretl,».»_ Campbell, for Giahjwne Three Cheers, schooner, Matthews, for Tairiu

TO-t>AT. Tarmow, b-Jaftntlne. Stems, for Kaipara

IMPORTS.

Per Orphens.from Rarnttmjfa-ldO (100 oranff&i. i ftflO erxM»nnW, JO bnnohen dried bunAnAa, 21 casks Um«j trice.

Par Van«nasd—lso cajfln nails, 10 easeir gear Ah. 25 caaei aalt he«Tini<3, ?.O boxei tin pl»tes, 12 frames rcofl.isf and shoathlnjf felt, 10 cases v«a£M.—T.M. ffftll »nd Co.

Per VaiKmarrt— 1 6«le rmion tl .ten. B caans t nrnltnre. 2 cases fthalrs, ?■ ca^es iron Venetian blinda. 2 cases fancy good*. 8 ra»6* linoleum, 3 c&»'xa Iron raondfivy.—WJnks ffi Hali.

1 cane fipectiuslea, 1 wx bottles, 1 cam aniline dyes, 2 cases dmxftlatu' mndrles, 7 cases Atnga tend chßrnlc.ilH.-T. ii. Hill.

Per Mendo»t. from Liverpool—B owea Iron liadateadsv-Winks a: Hall.

Per Tfllsroa, team I^vnlra: 1858 bnnchfln bananw, S3 easia plr^os, SO 010(3 cocovoata, 1" Mies cotton, 112 b«?a maize, ffi> hidja. 1 bnndlfla «lrta», 2 b«(3 wool, 20 b«sp ba. k, B nuaea liraeti. ipksa enrios, 1 bax cotcon ascd,7 pk?3 atin drles,

Per Yantfnarrt bom London—Plain cotton*, £1,300; coloured coUons, £700; prlntad cor.tona. iffiflO; woollens and worrtfirta, £300; linen (In bata»> £W:llnenii!teAaa).£3nO: hosiery, £tCO; haWfla»he*y. £500; apparai, £!500; blanxe>3. £'Cn; citwite anrt rnsfn, £100; connterp*n«s, £tOO; Mraw hati, £ 0'); dreaMd leather, £"/0; wrot. leather. £180; aidrilery, £,Ijo ; flnor eioth, £130; table bite, g%); 3«wJn» raacfifaes, £80; lnclfera, £110; v««ta3, «l(!0; *^ricaitar*l Smpls manla,l£Bo; agricultural mnetilnaij, £70; rali.i and gennrikl m.!ichlr.p.r y. £2AO; bixjlca. £ JO; Dacer 100 owt ;s6»tioTiery. £SOD; aphol«e~y # £2l50; Iron bedateada, £30; h.-tuhware, £70; elated and papier mac!-/; goals, £10: toja. £100; planns £SW; clocnar rt waschflw,£!o; p^rfnmery,^); affflcultaral aart (faj rlan seeds;£'l 10; onaln.i ac/1 anchora, 2 Km«; hardware caclery, £1000; bar and rod Iron, 2 tana; galvanized Iron a tons; yeilow metal, 1 ton; tin places. 2o*. boxes; Ingot tin, 2 owe; Iron nalla, 13 tona; wire and wire rose, 28 tons; zl&c, 5 tana; linseed oil. 11!X1 ealla: tttrpantine, S3 fjnil.-i; Whiting. 10 tona; paUt calmirs, £250; flint giajw, i!'<o; window ftlaas, £60; china and earthenware1. £389; car.vm, £30; eariiga, £(0: lines and twines, £30; slates, 19 tona; marl^n. £20 j cement, 600 barrels; branrty In bnlit.-IODO Kiilit; brasdy In cm*, .'//) (calls; ram, 20 ({alu; cordial, 20 Kails; OclUsh apfrito In balk, 1.120 Itaiis; British spirits In caae, 100 eralla; foreign fipirlui not rated, 20 (rails; red wine, Z',o gall.); wtiita wine. 510 sails; beer f#lasß), 39 barrels: fi^h (preserved) not rated, £10; assorted oilmen's stores, AiSO; mineral water, £20 f Vinegar, 179(1 Rails; eoaoa, 9ewt; nnta, ICcwt; starch. eSil: white salt, 39 to»a; soda crystals. 38 tons; fiiilcatev 5 tona: candles, Brltlah and Foreiscs, Wont ', nidus, Stows ; cnrranM, (Mcwt ; si/nonds. 2ewt; alnstar, lOowt; treacfe, loewt; confectionery and peel, £65; »potfae«ry ware, £11)0; gntpfcnr, lfic wt; cream tartar, scwt; con densed milk-, £1717, Total declared vain a ot earg0 t '£l7.m

Per Annie Burr, from We w York— 3.19J c»«en keroaene oil, 225 canes turpentine. l£o barrels resin, 230 barrels plaatar, 10 barrels pitch, 10 barrels tor, 18 cases varnith. X cum Inbricat \nv, oil, 50 bales oaknm, 30 caaea nze«, 32 cuel gnndstones, 3D caies ical«s, 23 caves ato»»u. It caseff machlaary, 179 packages hard warn. 99 packages asrlcaltaral Implemenur, ll pMkages harrows, 10 packages nails, 13 cases pkraglra, 8 co«es meat choppers. 10 own ploK*, 3 e«w braces, 5 ca»es saw.', 6 coses. corn soellera. G caaea fly trapo, gl!0 reel* and 2 barrels wire, 101 packages wind- Jains', 20b*rrBl3 foundry facings, 15 caws bolts, 1% cases lawn mowers, 3 canea piamba and level?!, 13 caies pfatedwaro, 2 cases stewing machine*, 1 case boring machine, 127 cases handles, 180 cms chairs, SOA cases clothes plug. 2*2 noses hnb» and spotcei), -ii pack' B(em shafts and poles, 2! cases rims, i 2 cams felloes, 3 cases carriages. 12 eases brooms, 11 cases wringers, 100 packages washboard?, 33 packages woodware, II baies bvoom. corn, 78 rocks chnrna, fiO kogj cijlast?', 1069 oats, IS cases perambulators, 1 plans. ICO oases 8-traspnniii, 87 c«aes mannfaccarxd w bwjeo. 19 l-boxes man n/nctnrM tobacco, 12 cm*.* table sauce, SO chwhm oystera, £0 cmee lobntoT.i, 150 oa«ea dried apples, 20 cases hops, 20 coats corn flour, i 5 coses whisky, ta cuaea drn^s, 110 ibirrels »war, 1 cf«M cigarettes, 97 canes black iwt, 80 cases blueing, 45rum frnltjars, 25 caees slate mantel!). It ca«es rUtef, IS pickocies glasvwaro, IB packages leather, 78 packages manganese, fi cases bolting, 6 cases hose, II baton duck, 12 b^rrolft ink, ih cases stone, & cases twine, 233 pi inks, 70.C00 rr»flnj{ tlates.

Thfl us. Orotf, /or Qisboma and gonth, on Batnrday evenln*. toolt the following paea-n ---gari^-lfor Taoranzais Messrs It. Adalr ard MoLenan. ForOisborne: Mrs Lewis and three ISati, and seven priscoiers.

The nchooner BoveTßlgn w«» at Harotoxga on the 25th lnatenf, Bha «n expected to make Another crtilßfl in tha Qronp beforo leaving for thlaport, ;

WTho brltjanttr.fl Kyno hw entered ont at the Cottoms for Hun&ny Inland.

Th» kotoh Pearl waa la Barotonga harhonr On May 14,

■Mr Bletfrtncrton, of Cabbicra Bay (COTtmtmf.nt) frbnJldlsg n new barue, gift lon«. 17ft beam, Bft Bin deep, for tha cattlo and timber trade, Bho will be launched abont n fortnight hence.

Tho barqnn Ktas sailed for Wbangaroa on Friday last.

Tho schooner Orphm* 'eft Rarotonij* on May 28, and had llah t variable weather nntd arrl vi nsc In harhonr on Satnrd;i/ evonlnsf. Cano Brett w*s «l«ht«d on tho morning of tha 17th, and llfcht N, W. Winds carried down tho coaut.

The im, Klnifal awl ved from Mercury Bay at 11.30 p.m. yeatenliy. Pans'infforo :Mm ana Miss Howard. Mi»a Muilay, Mlas Tho«iß, Messrs MnOregor, Groham, and two othora, Cargo WJihwjnnu

At Meronry Bay, on Batnrday. the cnttci' WarAtah and gchooner Colnmbla wore loading •t tho upper mill, r,nd tho nohoonor Ocean at ho lower Wll.

Thß ketch Rellaneo waa eaterfnK Whantrarel Jiarboar as the Sazon left on Satnrday after noon.

The barqnentlne Annio Rnrr, tho arrival of which voiiiwl v/o nnnoHncel on Hatarday oven faff, left New York on February 18th with strong westerly winds, which were carried to the vicinity of tho trade winds, whloh proved Unfavourable, In lat. 19 N, and long. 37 W, Crossed tho Kqaator on Maroh 21th; not 3,X. trade winds lat. 8 a. long. 29 w., which proved very light, oarrylng ns to II B, 23 W,, then hud light bkfmnn wlnda to tho meridian of Oreenwloh, thenoe to tho Three Kldkh, whloh wore righted on Jnno 10th. heavy easterly and BOfltheriy galov, with very bad rainy woathor. Spake the Mary Raasell, of Bottton, In lat. VIM 8. and 27.23 w., on April Bth. bound from Now York ta lVjianr. 37 dayn oat, and all • well* From Three Kings to North nape a lerrf/io «»io with UnmnndomuMui. from N.N.K., was experienced, thenco to arrival light b* filing wlndd.

ARRIVAL OF THE BARQUE VANGUARD.

Tho barqno Vangaard, nndor charter to Wtemn Shaw, Savllte and Co., and In command Of Captain Shaw, arrived from London at noon OS Hnnrlay. Hha left I/tnrtnn on March 7 with heftd weatsrly winds.•with thlok weather down tho Channel to tho Lizards, which were made on March Hth. CardM eoftoriy winds thonce , to lab 19* N. 24- W. tm March 27, when the tt.iC. trades n . t In, which carri&d ns over the Line on April 0 In 25' W, On the 7th April took the B.K. trades, whloh carried n» to 21' b. 'iTien light wlnaH from the westward, con- Unalnte till tho 21 rt April, Strong westerly winds were experienced till tho 20th, Had light wentetly winds In running dawn iho eaat ioft (a iS1 H. lat, till Oil Tasmania, Tfaencs baffling winds to Capo Maria Van Dlernen, whlob was sighted on tho 16th Inst. Llnht H.Vf. winds from th«nco to Arrival In hnrbonr thin morn'nu (Jnno IS). Pzovloaa to xeitlns N,K. trade winds; on March 21, a eevero Kalo was experienced, and another on Jane 15, when nearlns New ZnnlawU The Vanguard was berthed on the outer nlrio of tho Inner Woatern Tot the U«con-«troot Wharf, to-day.

STORMY PASSAGE FROM LIVERPOOL.

Tho barano MendOKi, which orrivod from Liverpool luto on Batarday aitornoon, presents • very dilapidated appearance. A groat part Of her bulwarks has been washed away, «i vln« evidence of tho foarfal woather exporlonced. Captain Mooro roporto:—Lefe Liverpool on Febrnary i with ll«ht wind and clondy weather, end denio haze down tho Chatinol, whloh wan cleared on ithe Bth. Ilocalvod north-eatit trades In 25 N, and 28 W,.whloh proved very raoflernta In fOTCO.oarrylnf? tho veosel to lot 15 N, and 2fl W,; crowned tha Jfqwitor on tho 16ih of March In Ion«. S9i west, thon had aonthorly winds, ■which carried ns to tho westward, ronder lnji It neeeeiary to took to tho east tat 2i hoor«, »p that Capo at. Rough tm th# coast of Atncrlaa mlnht bo cleared. Fas«ieiith««niflTldlanf)f tho Capo or Mood Hope On tha 13'h Ap/11, th«n experienced s Herlos ot Kttcmtt K»'«>« with hl«h crosa bo»8 rendering it Impiwilwfe totptty «w«» at Intervals, On tho 2S«h »«d 2B«h tmm mymivei* hiKh, when thurtlp wa« hoveMforZfihotirs, a eonrtrinr »bl6 nfian'lty of tho bnlwatkg were oarrlerl »wa? by Wio tnttamdtiwi mm which broltoover tha vmmU TJite rniUvmnhlo weather con tinued till between tbo tot* of 39 nrnl to B, On the 31st May, when nbont three flejfrcefi east O( Townanl*, mot v/lth fttrou^ aotJth east krib ami hl«h crosn mm, wlillo In tho aotfof »tow« Ine the foro-sall, ono of tho hands named John Taraghan fell overboard, and vim lost, sot' withstanding tha eH'ortn pat forth to save him. Tho Hulo ojntlnnod for forty-of(?ht hoars without lntormlnalon, dnrlnit whlob the lowor foro-topsolt wna blown away. On Jnno 3rd a very heavy sea was nhftjiod, com* pletely BmaHhlnff ono o( tho boats ana sovoroly damaalntt other two which woro on tho ekid», nnd damaging tho bnlwarkaand othor portions ot tha vefluel very sovoroly. Tbrco Ktagß woro flighted on tho 10th lnat, and Anckland waif reached on Satnrday afternoon, JniiO 17. Tho Mendoza was berthod at tho oator eastorn too ol Qaeen-Btreet Wharf,

BARQUE OFF THE COAST.

A large barqao. npimrontly bound for this <; port, waa ilghtod by Captain MoCHiUvruy nbnat SO miles Ntß. of the Poor ICnl,<htti yesterday Afternoon, She will probably provo to bo tho Chill bom London, whloh left that port on March Ist, end io therefore 110 dayu ant.

ARRIVAL OF THE TAIAROA.

J%sJj&2?g£.ptt» Htilm » wived abont ■j/MrSfym AMm t* tin of £iiSg oe

! Saturday, at 6 *) a.ai^ and sailed totLtenit at 1 T-5-j nm. on tne «ame evenlnt? with llatnt ' n or«h«Ty wfnds. thUXfUh. rate. On 7 H'm arrWa^ln Levalta at 5 j.m. same day. i ' LS£Z£32 on SatnTd.y.lCm 1-st. atla.ni, for Snva. arrived at latter Star3.at T.MfJa.: aMled aailn to Lovnka on Sunday, not, at 1f1.45 afm.. arrlvlnat at 4.15 p.m. Saljed for Ancidand on Tnegday. 13th, at midnigM. Ex perienced Irjah B. and N.B. wMda for first two Sais thence f3 arrival wwtfc-waat and tadM at 2 p.m, end anlvsd In Anuiland S fSSSn. oL Snndky, ilcihttda berqne magnet for tnw port abont 30 mil g ß to the f.B. of Poor KniKhta. Pajßen!(»rs :-3,-'»on--Mj and^^ Mra Svnnot,Mr Xlphlnaton. Mlas Velth.Mm Perklas. Mr H. Dawson; a» 4 fonr in the steerage. We ara Indebted to Me 3. Nets Keith, pmjer. for parcels, etc., and abovo report.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

WBAN6ARSI, thi.i day. Sailed: Argjle, as., for Anculand, 130 *.to. (Llano-ram, this day.

Arrived; Oretl, 3.3., from Auckland, 5.30 aja.

Bt.c»t, thla day. Arrived: Rotorna, from Melbourne. Pas senaer tor Anckland—Mr 3op«. Thompson, A.C,

MaiL Notice.

3Sj.aH WILL CLC92 AH OSDZX—

THIS DAT.

Tor Boaaell, Eawaiuwa, Wanaaroa. and 4tngtaisJ, per Waillntttoti, at 4 p.m. tot Taoranga, Oalnemctn. and Opotlkl, per

uleneig, at i p.m. 3'or Thames, p«r Enterprise, at 5,30 p.m, for y angawal, p«r Flnjal. at 5 p. m.

TciaoiT. 20th instant.

For Taranakl, Southern Portj, and Australian

Cotonleo. per Pen»nln, at 8 a.m. For Port FI.ZTO7. PC? WaterUly. at 8 a.m. For Whltiang:. per cortlla, at 9 a.m. For Wbaagaroa, p«r Krelmhlida. at 10a m. Jfor Waiwera, Kawan, Omaha, and Matakana,

per Roae Casey, at 10 a. m. For Hoklanjra, e»c per Fowena, at II a.m. Per a.a. Zeaiandla, aa follow v- For Sandwicil Wanda, United State* O< America. Canada, Brlslaft Colombia. Central and Sotttb America, and Brltiah and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom aiui Continent of Knro-pn, at 1 p.m. For nione? orders regiatared letters, and newspaper*, at 11.30 ajn. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received br the Mall Agent on board Use steamer np to the time of galling. Thla mall will be fina Is London, on Mon flay. Jnlr 31. 1832. For Thames, per Rctomahaoa. at 1 p.m- For Whangarel Head). Walpn. Wangarel, and llangapol, per Argyle, at 1 p.m. For Wh»nit*r»i Head< and Whatgarei, set Sonthern Croai, at 5.30 p.m.

VViiDszarjAY, 21st itstont For Coromanrtol, per Cornmutdal, at 11.30a,m, 8: B. BIS 3. Chief Postmaster. Chief Poet-offlce, AnokloniL

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Joss 19. 1382.

Athenmnm, Nowtoo-Kntertalnment, 8 p.m. Masonic Hall. Onehnnga—Cosceri In aid of St. Peter's Church, 7.30 p.m.

Baro^ford-sureaUiaK— Vocal and Instrumental Concert, 7.30 p.m.

Protestant Hall, Newton—Meeting of Royal .Alhm-t Ins J> I Orancu> 1-fAf, tlo. 2. 7.-U p.m.

St. James's M.L Society-Original Tolas by marnbars, 7.30 p.m.

Devonport Ferry Company—Meeting at Devospoct If all, 7.30 p.m.

Masonic Hall—Lodge WaltemAU; 7.30 p.m. Psroell KootoaJl Club—Presbyterian Hchcol room. 8 p.m.

Birth.

McI3AACS-0n Jnno 18th, at Hobson-street, Mrs. J. Mcliaacs of a son.

Death.

BTOWKLL.—On June I3tb, at bis parent*' re ftldeoce. Wakeflild-3tr»«t. ll<nry -M»tt>iew, beloved son of Samuel An and KUon 3to w»U, ssred 2 yeara and 9 months. The fnneral will letva his »&rentg' real deaoe on Wedneadsy, the 2Ut Instant, at Z SO p.m. Friemn pt«aie accept this 1» vliatlon.

Notice to Correspondents.

Acstbia asks:—(lst) Have the Ucsaslng Com mlaolon*ra power to refuse the renewal of a 11codb9 when the bonne bad been reported favourably by tha police? (2nd) la It proper for the Commit* loners to Inspect a, bouse afwr they have granted tbo renewal of the Mid ltosnia t To the first qtery w» answer, "Yea f and 30 far as tha second oao Is concerned, y>» see aothiiif improper In the Inspectlan re ferred to. Indeed, t>e oftener tha Oommls slonora par vliiu of Inspection, the better it will ti for the public Interest*. Vigilant supervision o( this kind Is bound to ensure the proper carrying-on of the liquor tr»fflc. U.N.. Heleosvtlle.—A fareigaer, not natnrallaed, may legally ba elected a Ltcensiig Commis sioner, and so also may be a non-ratepayer.

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

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1882.

Fox the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs retisUnca For the future Is the distance, Ami tho good that we can do.

These is a certain analogy between the cases of the Zola King, Cetewayo, and the Maori prophet, Xc Whiti, which makes in teresting to tbo people of this colony a re cent discussion which took place in the British House of Commons, on a motion by Mr Gorafc to present an address to the Qacen, " praying that she will be graciously pleased to release Cetewayo from the unjust captivity in .which he is now held," The tone adopted by the speakers in support of the motion was very similar to that used here by those gentlemen who advocated the release of Te vybiti, or his Immediate trial; and in replying to the arguments adduced, Mr Gladstone did not deny that the dusky monarch was unjustly detained, but he' defended his continued detention on tho score of expediency and of the public Bafety. ' He explained, however, that Cetewayo was by no means in cap tivity or confinement, but was simply " on parole within certain local limits; and he expressed hw personal anxiety and the anxiety of the Government that the time would prove not far distant when they would be justified in allowing the return of tho Zulu King to his own people. The hon, gentleman, by implication, admitted further the truth of statements brought forward, to the effect that Uetewayo had always been friendly to the British Power, that after the disastrous field of Isandlana, when he might have awept every white man from Natal, he had refrained; and that in his captivity he had comported himself with a dignity worthy of a higher nature. Logic, Consistency, and Justice all agreed in demanding that the Zulu King should be restored to liberty; but public expediency called for his restraint, and so Justice, Consistency,and Logic have to stand on one side; while, as of old time it is oracularly declared that " it is expedient that one man should suffer for the nation." Therefore, after the assurances of Mr Gladstone, the motion for Cetowayo's release was with drawn, and the injustice which was admitted and deplored, it was agreed should ba allowed to continue.

Oar readers will see that though a wide dissimilarity in ninny points exists between the sable South African monarch and the Junky prophot of Mew Zealand, a striking parallel exists between their respectito positions and the reasons adduced in sup port of the conrao pursued with regard to (hem. In a higher and traor nuauo

than can be said ot Cetftvrayo, it is admitted that Te Whiti has been uniformly friendly to the British—not only remaining himself "faithful among the faithless," but using his immense influence over tha natives to restrain large number* of them, at a time ot great excitement and danger, from talcing up arm* against us. Hia arrest and imprisonment were clearly illegal,aad that fact is admitted by the Go vernment at whose hands he was deprived of liberty, in their seeking indemnity from the consequences of their unlawful acts. In his case also, the Goverament has relaxed the sererity of captivity, and are treating him more as a guest than a prisoner ; but still they cannoc alter their conviction tbat the presence of Te Whiti on the West Coait would prove dangerous t<i the paace and traaquility ot the district. Thus, while admitting their courie of procedure to be unjust and in consistent, they decline to allow tne re- I turn of Te Whiti to his own people and to j the reaaaertion of hia former iway.

Th» action pursued in regard to ihesa two imprisoned celebrities—To Whiciand Cete wayo—coinciding as it Aoea in so many par ticulars, well-nigh leads ua to conclude that the development of. anch a policy is a siga of the times. There seem.i on many kands a disposition to sacrifice at the shrine o! Expediency, while Principle mast " take a back seat," The continued unjust curtailment of tha liberty of thsse men, without judge or jury, on the simple "round that something "might happen'1; if they were released, amounts to a! prejudging of their case which ia opposed to, all our legal principles, and contradictory to our boasted liberty and love of fair-play. If Expediency Li to rule tb.fi day, let it be applied impartially and unflinchingly, and to all people alike. There are many icoun drela about whom it would be " expedient" to hang or imprison, tat no one drtams of suspending the principles of justice in order to secure the public safety. Let Principle, and pot Experiiaacy, assert ita power in our dealings with those who belong to what we condescend to call "inferior races," and then we shall not, a« a nation, be in danger of losing that character for generosity and justice, which we iaherit as a still ssore precious legacy than those ♦' rights which I coat our sires their blood."

On our fonrth page will be found several articles held over from Siturday'a issue, including the debate on the maintenance of the Fire Brigades at the City Council meeting, and some Waikato news from our Cambridge correspondent.

Mr Snperintendeat Thomson, who pro* ceetied to Adelaide for the absconder Harjea, arrived at the Bluff, thia morning, by tbe steamer Rotorua. He will reach Auckland next Monday.

The Ringarooma, on her last trip Sooth was unable to land her cargo at Gisborne.

Mr Goodall, Harbour Works Engineer at Tiniaru, and formerly of Auckland, had two of hia ribs broken the other day by being throws from hia horse while attending a meet of the hounds

Mr A, A. Yates has nearly recovered from the effects «t hia late misadventure in tie Oropi Busk. Uc ia able to get about and attend to hia duties at the Native Land C-'Uit at Ohicemutu.

The evangelical service held in the Theatre last evening was largely attended, Mr John Ell}etc presided, and addresses were given by Key. Thomas Buddie and Key. Thos, Hodgstn.

Mr Doran'a new programme for his corn plimtntary benefit at Abbott'* Opera Home will be completed to-morrow. It posiesjej several new features of special intercut, and, generally, it in oi a most attractive character. We notice that the patronage of the Auckland Fire Brigade and several distinguished citizens will be forthcoming.

The members of the Parnell Football Club will hold a meeting this eveuinv, iv the Presbjteiian school-room, to consider a resolntion in connection with the future of the club. Chair at 8 o'cUclc. The atten dance of all members is rt qocited.

Steps are being taken to press upon the City member* of Parliament the advisa bility of connecting the Aiylum, Gaul, Hospital, and Police Station together by means of the telephone.

The monthly inipaction parades of the various local Volunteer Corapantei will take place to-morrow evening, that of the Hobion C»mpany being announced for to night.

The City Council are contemplating the erection of h>at-taa[ s'a'.inm in various parts of the city, so as to provid-. facilities for the mate speedy extinction of fires.

An old offender, Dennis Jloylc, wai brought down by the Waikato train on Saturday, having been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for vagrancy, Daniel O'Brien has aUo been lodged in Mount Eden for three months on tho tame charge.

The s.s. Taiaroa arrived from Fiji.early this mornlxg, but brinf-a no news of im portance. A fire occurred at the Sydney Hotel, Levuka, destroying the kitchen and outbuildings. Tne damage having been assigned at £50, it was. promptly paid by the agent of the South British Company,

Mr W, K. Carter, the well-known co«ch proprietor, at Hamilton, appears to have lien'lit ted to the t.nne of £75 to £80, in con sequence ot the recent decuion given in the South, that cotcbei carrying Her Majeity's mails cannot be charged tills. Mr Carter declines paying any more for the Te Aroha and Cambridge coach creating the Hamilton biidge.

Hearu, who was challenged to row Rey nolds, of Sjdney, for £100, hai accepted, and will allow him £25 expenses t-> come to Wellington. Hearn also states that ai there are no skiffs in Wellington, Keynolds should bring two with him from Sydney, and he will t j.«a tor the choice, or he is willing to row him In the best boat for any sum ever £100.

The monthly competition by members of the Victoria Company of Volunteers for the Officers' Cap took place on Saturday, and resulted in favour ot Vol. J. C. Adams. We appead a list ef the scores—Vol. J, U. Adams, 62; Corp. Theo. Fairs, 61; Corp. James Fairs, 57 ; Sergt. 0. P. Taylor, 56 ; Bergt K. McLeod, 54; Vol. John Hamil ton,sl; VoLG.A.Handley,49; Vol. Sydney Barnes, 43 ; Vol. G. Pithkeightley, 4a; Vol. Jenkinson, 39.

Mr Wm. Denton, a popular lecturer and author, will commence a series of lecture* to-morrow evening In the Lome-street Hall, on -'Geology, its Science and PoeSy," the first lecture being " The Fiery, Beginning of our Planet " Mr Denton's lectures will be illustrated by a large number of paint ings and photographs, illuminated by the ory-hydrogen light. We bslieve that these lectures will be eminently instructive to young men.

A telegram from Dunedia says :—" The relations between the Chamber of Com merce and the Harbour Board are assuming a new and somewhat peculiar form. The Chamber, an irresponsible body, chiefly composed of representatives of the trading class, is taking charge of the Hoard, several of the members of which are apparently supine enough to submit to dictation, and the practical effect of this state of things will be to make the Board a mere committee of the Chamber, and some reconstruction of the former will no doubt be the result/

Retnrn of sick treated at the Provincial District Hospital, Auckland, for the week ending Saturday, June 17th, 1882 .•—Re mained last return, 95; admitted since, 17 ; discharged, 16; died, 3; reraainin';, 93; males, 78 ; females, 15. Arrangement of cases : Zymotic, 25 ; constitutional, 7 ; local, 39 ; developmental, 9 ; violent, 13. Threo deaths occurred, viz :—E.S., aged 49 years, female, on 12th io.it., of paralysis; T.F., agoa 70 years, male, on 14th init., of heart disease; E.G., aged 25 years, male, on 15f.h insfc., of serons apoplexy. Thanks are returned to Mrs Cairns for illustrated papers and box of linen.

A series of sermons, &c, will be given during this week. On Tuesday evening there will be 'a special service at St. Matthew's Church, when the Right Rev. D. Sargent of Minevelly, Bisbop Coadjutor of tho Metropolitan of India, will preach. On Wednesday night there will be a public meeting ar the Choral Hall, wken the chair will be taken by the JLord Bishop of the Diocoie. Bishops Cowie, Stuart, and Sargent, the Rev. A. H. Macartney (son of the Dean of Melbourne), and other gentle men will address the meeting. The clergy attending the service on Tuesday evening are requested to meet at St. Mattuow'e Parsonage at 7 p.m.

At th« usual weekly meeting of the French Literary Society on Saturday oven log, Mias^ Wallace was duly elected to membership. The literary business con sisted of a paper on "Socrates" by Mr Joha Anaeane, a lecture on "Electro- Magnetism " by Mr D. N. Gamier, and the reading by Mr C. de L'Eau of Laruartino's eloquent condemnation of Capital Punish, moot. Tho original pxpers were well written, while the reading was given with good effect, and it led to an animated dobato, in the coarse of which aoms capital addrasses were delivered—notably, one by the honorary secretary, Mr Albin Villeval.

Mr R. H. Harrisoa sends tha following report of the Wood's Point G.M. Co. :—The men are making good headway with their work, and I should aay they will be in ibouc twelve feet by next Friday, The country ia much the same—if anything a little better.

A Napier paper states that Mr H. S. Kenny, R.M. and District Judge (formerly of Auckland), is about to resign, hia several appointment*. It is said that the Judica ture Bill to be Introduced to Parliament provides for the abolition of District Courts, and for quarterly sittings of the Supreme (Joait at Sapier.

A further collection! of short original .tolas will be presented at the meeting of St. Jamei's Mutaal Improvement Associa tion tn-nigiit, their titles, and the r.amea of the authors, being an follow :—" Said," by Mr H. L. Skeea ; " When the Sea gives op Her Dead," by Mr Wilson Skeen ; and "Helen Moatagu^'s Wa^er, or Only a glass of Sharry," by Mr W, J. Ceddia.

By the s.a. Oreti on Saturday, five long sentence prisoners fram Mo unt Eden gaol ware sent to Welliagton to take part in the construction of the new Ceatral Prison there. They are : Frederick Pluonmsr, sen tescid to 10 years for burglary and sending threatening letters ; W. T. Bolton, for horae-atealing and forgery, to 10 jeari; W, V. BindoQ, for arion, 5 years ; W. McLeaa, attempted rape, 3 yeira ; and Walsh, borse atealing, 5 yeira.

The Auckland Band of Hope Union choir meets (or practice of new Service of Song in the Temperance Hall to-morrow (Tues day) eveniap. The piece selected is " Jeaaica'a First Prayer," which is to be produced with limeligit illustrations. At the meeting on Tuesday last 50 new mem bers were added to tha choir, and it is ex pected the performance will be very effective. Mr Fraak Wilmott, Mr John L. Hall's manager, has arrived ia Auckland, and in forms us th it tha company will arrive here to-morrow morning ia the Penguin, the initial performance of the season being given on Thursday evening. Tha company U a very strong one, comprising, besides Mr Hall—who ia a host in himself—Messrs Boothman, Sefton, T-eece, Jones, Heaford, Irvine, Simmans, :nd J. Hal], Jan., Misses J. atd R. Gray, Carter, Louisa Crawford, aud Ma^gte Forde. The prices will b«—dress circle, 4i; stalls, 2* 6d ; pit, ! la. < When off the east coast of Taimania, on May 31st, the barque Mendoza wascaught in a aevere gale, and one of the hands, named John Tarasjnan, while engaged stowing the foresail, lost his hold and fell overboard. Every effort was put forth by both captain and crew to effect his rescue, but, owing to the very boisterous weather, proved unavailing. TaragbaD, who was

engaged aj an ordinary seaman on the

vaaself was a native of Ireland, having a'aippsd at Liverpool. Hia ios* lit much

regrett-.d by Captain Moore, ma*t«r of the vesae

The anniversary of the Newmarket Wes levan Sunday-schools was held yesterday, when sermona were preached by the Rev*. 6. Bond, VV. G. Watkin and Alexander Reid. On referring to our advertising columns our readers will observe that the soiree in con nection with this anniversary will be held in the Newmarket Hall to-morrow evening, when te* will be provided at half-past six, after which, Richard Arthur, Esq., will pre side, and addresses will bu delivered by the Revs. J. Gay, G. B. Monro, W. J. Watkin and other ministers and friends, interspersed with singing by the choir and children. The school lias scarcely been started twelve months, but the teachers have gathered around them abont 130 children. The remains of the late Thomas Forgbam were ititerrtd at the cemetery at

on Saturday, a very large number of monntera, both from the city and suburbs, attending. A portion of the service was

read in the Weslcyan Cbapel (the Sunday school connected with which the deceased had been superintendent), and on arrival at the crave t&e Key. Mr Evans, after con cluding the service, made a few remarks to those present applicable to the occasion, which wire evidently appreciated. Several clergymen »f different denomination! weie present, and the whole proceedisgs shewed both the j^reat respect in which the deceased was held, and the kindly Icel'ng displayed by the several chorche*.

The Kight Keverend the Lord Bishop of Waiapu preached aa eloquent aermon in SI, Matthew's Chnrch yesterday morning to a large and appreciative congregation, in the attcrnoon he addreastd an asaemblage of yonng men in the large full of tue V.M.C.A. At night, the Ray. Win. Tebba, incumbent of the church, preached on " Coming and Going," the church being everywhere completely filled, and the «er vicci bright and heart/, whilst the organiit played the Offertory and concluding Volan tanes in a very pleading manner. All these discourses were upon the subject of .Indian missions, in coanection with which there will be a special service in St. Matthew's to-morrow (rue-day) evening, the sermon being preached by tbe Kight Reverend Dr. Sargent, Bishop Coadjutor in finrmrelly of the Lord Bishop of Madras.

On the 6th instant no lt« thai 24 vessels of various tonnage sa'led out from Mew castle, N.S.W. ihe corresponded of the "Sydney HeraU" nays : '■ The offing pre sented a very picturesque appearance. The steamers so»n disappeared. The sailing versela were aom* time before they caught a favourable wind ; but the tout ensemble for 10 miles outside Noboy'a was both re assuring and pleasant, as it indicated that in spite of the Borehole strike tbe trade of the port was not interfered with, especially whea the spectator was aware that there were no less than 51 Teasels In the harbour loading away as fast as possible. Among it the -departures' wore the ship Eaton Hall, for San FrancUco, aid the steamer Clifton, for Hongkong, both drawing 22ft of water, and averaging nearly 2000 ions of cargo each. This is au •r.ucut pioof of the sufficiency of harbour accommodation and of the improvements that have been made lately in the Hofso Bhoe,"

Amid the anxiety to prevent the- spread of infectious diseases, it is manifest that all efforts te that end mast fa'l co long as the drainage of many parts of the city remains in its present unsatisfactory state. In various places all kinds of liquid filth is allowed to be poured oiit, while there is absolutely no attempt at drainage, An instance of this is afforded in the little street known as Day-street, off Beresford street, which is neither formed nor drained, and is in a'condition moat offensive to the eyes and nostrils of those who have occasion to pass by, while it must prove dangeroas to the health of the residents. From one house, in which several of the inmates have been down with measles, the liquid refuse, soap-suds, &c, are allowed to flow into the centre of the open street, and across it; and there the offensive mass lies, spreading tho germs of contagion broad cast. The question of the formation of this street was before the City Council at its meeting on Thursday night ; but although the resident* have unanimously petitioned for the work to go on, and mdemjiified the Council from all claims for damage that might arise, the matter is delayed because of some misunderstanding. It is to be hoped in the interest of the public health, that this work, which will cost but a trifling sum, will be carried through without further delay, and that wherever a similar state of things prevails, drainage work will be vigorously prosecuted. As a foretaite of the probable treat in store for Aucklanders, we extract from tho Wellington " Post" the following account of a recent "horror" connected with H.M.S. Nelson :—"Shortly after 8 o'clock last night the citizens of Wellington were alarmed, by hearing one of the moat un earthly, piercing, and exasperating noises that ever grated on mortal ears, it varied from the most head-splitting shriek to the moit doleful and blood-curdling moan, and ranged from one to tha othor in a way that was alike horrifying and maddening. To Rome the noise sounded like the cry of a lost soul, whilo other more prosaic citizens seized pokers and fire-shovels and sallied forth in search of imaginary fiend posaesned cats, or abandoned larrikins of forty thontaud stentoropbonic .power. The streets speedily became lined with an excited crowd of people, and after a time thu cause of ,aIL the consternation was ex plained. It appeared that, by the courtesy of tho Commodore, an exhibition of the Nelson's electric light wa* being given, and that the terrific whoop which had been heard was caused 'by the "siren" fog signal of the man-of-war, which was pro bably Hounded tr call, attention to tho electric light, Of tho two, however, there is no doubt the fog-horn was the more absorbing topic of interest, and Wel lingtonians shudder visibly whenever the painful subject is mentioned. It it eaid that the noiie can be heard thirteen, thirty, or three hundred miles away at sea, we forget which, bat ,we can easily credit either of the tbrec figures named. As an instrument of offence in active warfare, the Nelson's tog-horn would probably be quite as effective as the most powerful torpodo on boa.'d, as it is understood that tbe sound it made last night was a mere whisper com pared with what it can do. One good blast from that powerful engine of destruction ought.to paralyse the moat »tont-hcarted one,my, and render him quite incapable of further action,"

TELEGRAMS.

(PEE PEESS ASSOCIATION.)

CAMBRIDGE, this day.

The Constabulary on the Rotoina road have received orders to come into Cam bridge for the winter during the inclemency of the weather. They were unable to make any considerable prozreas with the road through the bush, and sickness was beginning to appear, it is expected that the majority will camp in Cambridge, and a few will be sent to Alexandra and Kihi kihi.

NAPIER, this day,

Jodge Gillies sat in Chambers, on Satur day, to settle the issues in the civil cases. In the action Gannon v, Craig, for libel, damages £2,000, the judge remarked that there waa no libel, and nothing to try, and that the plaintiff could gain sothing by proceeding fnrther. Messrs Brawey and McLean appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Finn for the defendant.

WELLINGTON, Suaday.B

When the Manapouri was coming in thia morning she struct the outer tee of the Queen's Wharf, and drove in a portion of it.

This day.

Mr Johany Hall's Camedy Company left for Auckland, in the Penguin, yesterday, after a good season here. Large crowds vlaiUd the Manapouri last evening to witness the display of electric light.

CHRISTCHOBGH, Saturday,

At a meeting of farmers and others to day, it was resolved to establish a European Flax, Fibre, and Linseed Oil Company, | with a capital of £10,000, in £5 shares. CHBISICRURCH, this day. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT LYTTEL TON. The comet was visible here last night, i The Italians in Christchurch who fought under Garibaldi purpose taking measures lor the erection of a statue to his memory. The Christchurch Hunt Club have decided to hold a steeplechase meeting on July 13. The attendance at the Exhibition up to Saturday was 174,000.

An experiment at lighting Lyttleton Harbour with electric I'ght was made on Saturday evening, and found very success" ful.

TIJIARU, Sunday.

There has b.en an exceptional number of meteers visible the last two nighta, and a slight display of the Aurora Australia, Detective Kirby left yesterday for San Francisco, via Auckland, in quest «f the levantiog debtor, Shepherd.

DUNEDIN, Sunday,

A telegram has reached the " Daily Times" from Sydney, stating that New Zealand producers are foolish to glut that market with potatoes and oats, milled by market report". Tbe telegram adds that a quantity of goad oati were withdraws from sale at 2a 8d per bosheL

DONEDIN, thia day.

HOUSE BURNED DOWN.

A seven-roomed house, at Tomahawk, occupied by Mr Corabie, hai been burned to the seraund. The building was insured in the New Zealand Office, and the furni ture in the National tor £100.

A RKEST OP SUSPECTED BURGLARS.

On the arrival of the cutter Jane, the police arrested Charles Kverett and Daniel Moore, on suspicion of being concerned in ihe hotel robbery at Invercargill. The. Hiira of 31s was found on them.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

The crew of the cutter Coralie were this morning engagtd in discharging timber pom that ie<sel, near Mr D. Goldie's mill, when a ratber serious mishap occurred. Two m«n were on the cutter, and two — Peter Stranbnrg (master of the vessel) and Samuel Clegg—»n the Reclamation. The latter couple had received and stacked a large quantity of timber in a pile about six or seven feet high, Thia suddenly capsized, striking Stanburu on the chest and knocking him several yards {away, while Clegg proved more more uafortunate, and was almost covered with the wood. Upon hearing their cries for astistance the two men as cended from the cutter. Of course the first thing was to get tbe timber clear of Clegg, and this was speedily accomplished. Straoburg was found lyiag flat upon his back tome distance off. He complained of severe pain in the aide, and it was feared that some of bis ribs were broken, while his companion was generally bruised all over the 1 body. A cab was procured for the skipper, and an expres* for the other man, when both were s«nt to their tcspective residences. At this time the exact extent of their injuries was not known, but it was supposed that romo very severe injuries had been sustained by each of the men.

FOOTBALL MATCHES.

A footbath match was played between the Ntrth Shore {2nd fifteen) and the Albeit at North Shore on Saturday afternoon, which resulted in a victory for the Albert by five points to nil. A. Pritehard suc ceeded in getting a try for tbe Albert in the first kaif, which was converted into a goal by F. i'alaan. AUCKLAND V. HOBTH SHOEE. A hard-fought same between fifteens from the above clubs took place at the Domain on Saturday. The play was a series o scrimmages, in which Auckland generally had the advantage. A match between Newmarket and the Parnell second elevens resulted in a victory for the latter by 16 points to 4, POKSOKBY V, OKAFTON. The first match for season 1882 was played betweea the above Clubs on tbe Domain Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon In the presence of a large con course of spectators, and resulted ia a vic tory for Ponsonhy by S points to nil The game throughout was very fast, which suited the Ponaonby men, especially with such players as the two Whitesides and Davy, whose running powers, there is little doubt, won the match. During the beeianing of the first term Grafton seemed to have a little the best of it, but finally the ball was thrown to- R. Whiteside, who made a brilliant run, and by the picttieat piece of passing seen ia Auckland for some time, tbe ball reached tbe hands of T. Whiteside, who ran in for Ponsonby. Tho attempt at goal was a failure. Shortly after the beginning of the second term, Grafton had their opponents tightly pinned on their goal line for some time, but eventually Davy got the ball, and ran back in self defence. In the third term, Whiteside made a good run, and touched down for the " blue and blacks," but it was given as "no try." Davy almost immediately after wards touched down again, no goal resulting, and just before the conclusion of the same term. Briund very prettily dropped a goal for Ponsonby. During the last term Grafton worked hard to score, Ryan, Biggs, and Foughin being several tines on the point of scoring. Macky (Ponsonby) secured a mark, but failed in his attempt to drop a goal, the game end ing as above. For the winners, Macky, Arneil, Braund, Whiteside (2), and Stewart did most work; while for Grafton, Bealo, Soughin, Biggs, Mears, Ryan, and Spencer, showed best form, the backing of the two former being much.ad mired, It would bo advisable in future if persons not connected with the Clubs play ing should be choßen as umpires.

A football match was played en Saturday between the Parnell 2nd and Newmarket Football Club, and resulted in an oasy vic tory for th c former by 16 points to 4. Par. noil plays the North Shore next Saturday,

VESSEL WRECKED NEAR GISBORNE.

All Hands Lost,

(BY TSLEaBAFS.—PBE3S ASSOCIATION.)

GISBORNB, this day. A NATIVE policeman arrived here, last night from East Cape, reporting the total loss of the ketch Jessie, laden for this port with timber. All hands have bean lost. The vessel was insured for £400. The timber remained in the hold of the vessel, which was driven ashore a few miles north •f East Cape. The ketch Janet was a wooden vessel of 23 tons register, built at Tasmania in 1573 and at present owned by Messrs P. A .and Henry. M. Lyders, of Dunedin.

THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAM SHIP COMPANY.

The time ia so near when the question of the Pacific Mail Service and Subsidy wil'. have to be discussed and settled, and its importance is really so great that an at tempt will not be considered premature, but seasonable, to link together some of the facta that are connected with it, and place them before the public. The service represents many more ideas than one. It ia not to be lightly and loosely cut adrift because the Orient Company ia bringing the "ships of the age" to oar harbour with desirable speed and due punctuality, or because that healthy spirit of competition which is said to be the life of trade is in ducing the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany to send ita biggest, best, and fastest boats into Australian waters. The euter priaisg men who first coaceived and nourished the idea of a Pacific service for New South Wales and New Zealand, looked far ahead of their own day and gene ration, and unless the men of the present time do sinvlarly they will not be the worthy descendants of those wise ancestors. Views of the future should have quite as prominent a part ia the decision of the desirableness or otherwise of the service being retained, and the subsidy paid, as those relating simply to the present. If they be thus permitted to weigh, it does seem probabla'that th«y will point to a con clusion different to that which would com mend itself if our immediate requirements were only considered.

Theie is no doubt that sentiment had a hand in the inception of the idea of the teryice, just aa it has in go many of the actions which make up the sum total of human ilfe. New South Wales and New Zealand had the idea that a fzciac route would, on account of their geographical position, best meet their requirements. Thia geographical position has al way caused an affinity between the Governments and Legislatures of the two colonies, although Victorian shipowners and merchants were allowed to steal a march upon our mercan tile men by first getting a good firm grip en the New Zealand trade. Their mail service v not the only instance ot the co-operation of the two colenie*. The island trade naturally fiad* its way to Sydney and Auckland. Our leading men hive felt that ambition which prompted Sir Julius Vogel to say, in hia place in Parliament, that he hoped to see the Governor of New Zealand Governor-General of Polynesia. The tact is not generally recognised that one branch of the iiland trade has an important con nection with tbe Pacific service as it is now organised. The steamers usually brine 600 or 700 toos of American cargo to Honolulu, and they take about a similar amount of unrefined sugar and other tropical products. America his a commercial treaty with Hawai by which she is something more than the most favoured nation. She has some righti of trade that are vir tually exclusive. Now, if there be so large a trade between Honolula and America, there seems no good and solid reason why there should not baa more Important island trade with Sydney. Another consideration which ha 3 had great weight ii the minds of thinking men is that the traveller to England from Australia, vi;i San Francisco, passes during a long portion of his jonrney through a people of his own race, who speak tke same language a< himself, and are imbued with the same love ot civil and religious liberty. They have solved more successfully than any other nation or people tbe tame prob lem which the Australian colonists have had to deal, and are yet coping with, of settling a new and vast territory. In this they hare ditp'aved an energy, a skill, and a variety of resource which are at once an example and lesson that we mi^iit ad van tagsouily follow.

There arj persons to whom it will seem to be looking far ahead for Australians to take into their consideration the moral that the Pacific mail service would teach in the event of there being a war in Europe, in which Great Britain might be unhappily inrolved. The Pacific route would be free from many complications Jwhich might be set that of the Red Sea and tho Canal. TMere ia nothing Utopian in the idea that tho Pacific might be maie neutral water undar the joint protection of Gr«at Britain and the Suie3, Australia to have a force when through federation or # otherwise she might be able to speak with effect. Under such circumstances, as ye»r by year rolled on, the growing intercourse and the community of interest would have a binding effect upon the cordial relations which ought to subsist between English speiking people. Less and less likely, more and more .improbable, if not im poisible, would be the risk of cimplica tioiur, converting friendly nations into furious fae«. And there is Canada to be considered. We cannot but desire tha: the connectloa between Australia and the Dominion should be aa cloie and as cordial as circumstances will permit. At present the traveller has the choice of two routes aciow the American Continent -either that by the Rocky Mountains and the Cen. tral Pacific, or by the Valley of Arizona and the Southern States, Very soon a third route—the Great Western of Canada will be open. Thia will afford «uch a choice of climate as no other line of travel can give to tho teuriat.

Fv many years in the earlier period of thehiitory of the colony, the mtfl service of England was conducted by .Bailing shit a, which once a month obtained a sub sidy of from £50 to £120 per ship for carry, ing the correspondence. Also there was a payment of Id per letter, which was called the captain's " hat money," although the owners frequently claimed it as a portion of the earnings of the ship. The next step in advance was the branch from the P. and O. Company's Indian Mail Service at Galle. This is the Victorian mail service of the present day. Then it was ear ned on under very different conditions. There was no competition, and the passengers used to be able to tell of steam blown off and slacked down, lest the ship should arrive too Boon, and the colonies be led to expect too much in the way ot speed. The discovery of gold in California led to a large immigration from Australia thither, and many shipments of grain and other provisions were made to supply the rapidly-increasing population. A few years passed, and gold was discov ercdin Australia. In the meanwhile the splendid agricultural resources of California h»d been developed, and she, ia her turn, sent food to the gold diggers of Anstralia. ibis was the foundation of the desire for direct and regular ateam communication botween the two countries. In the eyes of the projectors, the Pacific route showed many advantages over that by the Red Sea. Jn 1865 the first contract was entered into by New South Wales and New Zealand for a lino of steamers via Panama, bqt the selection of site was un fortunate, on account of. its unhealthincss. 'There was no trade to be gained aud tbe project fell through. Tdn next attempt was that by Captain Raymond, to open a line with large paddle steamers via San Francisco, but these did not command the confidence ot the public. In 1872, Mr H. H. Hall, an American mer chant, who had for some time made Aus tralia his home, pnt forth a more vigorous effort. His attempt was viewed favourably by the Governments of that day, and tbe line started with chartered steamers. Sufficient confidence was then felt to call for tenders a proceeding prompted to some extent by the exclusive nature of the contract entered into by the Victorian GpvernmeDt with the Peninsular aud Oriental Gqmpany. The

PARLIAMENTARY.

[Feom oub Special Rspoetsb.]

WELLINGTON, this day. Statistical.

The imports of the colony in 1881 were £7,457,045, against £6,172,000 in 1880; and the exports, £6,060,866, against £6,352,692 in 1380. The total value of taxable pro perty is £64,483,000, being £39,323,000 real and £25,160,M>0 personal. The exemp tions number 21,711 it £500 each, making £10,555,C00, ieavinp £53,627,500 taxable, together with £16,801,000 Joint Stock Companies.

Last Year's Estimate.—Excessive

Revenue.

The following is the excess of revenue over the estimate of last year :— Colonial Secretary, £36,000; Treasurer, £12,600 ; stamps, £2,000; education, £3,000; native affairs, £25,000; mines, £5,000; land.-, £25,000; defence, £25,000, making a total of £170,000. Memoval of Lands Court. A sum of £500 is placed on the estimates for the removal of the Native .Lands Court from Auckland to Welling ton, Mr Lockie, Commissioner, ia pressing upon the notice of the Temperance Societies the temperance section of the Government Life Assurance, in which teetotallers are assured separately at ordinary rates, but ■with ihe privilege at each quinquennial investigation of having policies valued separately, and all accrued profits divided among themselves. * A Bill is being pu3bed through the House to give charter to "The Trustees, Executors, aid Ageacy Company," the object of which is to perform the dsties of trujte?, executor, liquidator, guardian, and other similar offices. The Bill ia in tended to confer on the company the power of obtaiatag letters of administration to receive monies commission, and perform similar duties, unier wills Auckland Grammar School. The Auckland Grammar School B:!l,' extending the time of leasiag wonld, it ap pears, have been unnecessary if toe Board of Governors (had been aware, of the statute law of the country. By an Act passed in the previous session, to esi power the Southern High Schools to lease endowments for fifty years, similar power was conferred on the Auckland Grammar School through the insertion ]of its name in the schedule. No one was aware of this until Mr Mont gomery drew attention to it, and Mr Pea cock will now probably be satisfied with validating the sixty-six year basis already graated by the Boaid. 'fhe Estimates. The Estimates, Drought down to-day, mike provision tor appropriations as follow: — OBDUTAEY BEvENCS ACCOTJHT. Permanent Appropriation*, Civil List, £29,750; Interest and Sinking fund, £1,554,848; under Special Acts of the Legislature, £42,914. Total, £1,627,512. Annual Appropriations : Legislative, £39,748 ; Colonial Secretary, £183,301; Colonial Treasurer, £40,212; Minister of Ju»tice, £113,709 ; Postmaster General and Commissioner of Tslegrapbs, £237,341 ; Commissioner of Customs, £75,245 ; Com missioner of Stamps, £24,335 ; Minister of Education, £235,970 ; Minister for Native Affairs, £21,763; Minister of Mines, £26,437 ; Minister for Public Works, £353,957; Minuter of Defence, £214,009 ; t0ca1,£1,551,127. LAHD FCTXD ACCaaHT. Permanent appropriations under special Acts of Legislature, £41,500. Annual ap propriations : Minister of Lands and Mines, £153,810; total Consolidated F^nd, £3,673,949. For services chargeable on public trust offices expenses account, £2,800; Native reserves account, £1,273 ; Government Insurance account, £25,410. AUCKLAND APPEOPEIATIONS. The appropriations for all the several Auckland Department! remain precisely the same as last year, excep; ia the follow ing kutancea :—Auckland. Lunatic Asylum clerk aua storekeeper, increased £10; at tendants and servant*, £1,826, against £1,756 ; nectsi.vics, increased £400 ; land for Asylum, Auckland, £600; cadet regis trars' offic«, Supreme Court, £60; District Jfjd.e and Kesident Magistrate, Auckland, £700 ; .Ke-idunE Magistrate, A..-truck out ; Resident Magistrate, Papikura, increased £50; Magiitrate, Whangarei and North, increased £50 ; clerk, Whangarei, increased £26; bailiff, Whangarei, strnck oat; gaoler, Auckland, increased £3. POST AND TELEGitAPHS. The Auckland Postal and Telegraph estimates are as follows: —Chief pott master, £500; chief clerk, £325 ; 17 clerks, one at £300, oao at £225, one at £220, ont at £200, one at £185, one at £180, one at £165, two at £!50,0ne at £145, one at £125, two at £120, and four at £110. Two cadets—one at £90, one at £75. Ten letter-carriers—one at £150, two at £140, two at £125, two at £120, one at £105, one at £85, and one at £80 ; messenger and assistant mestenjer. — Telegragh Office, Auckland :22 telegraphists—one at £325, one at £230, three at £180, two at £165, three at £155, one at £145, one at £130, one at £120, one at £115, six at £110, two at £100. Three counter cltrks—two at £165, one at £110; despatch clerk, £160; dis tributing clerk, £90. Fourteen messengeis —one at £50, one at £45, two at £40, ten at £36. COTTSTRY SALARIES. Postmaster, Cambridge, £245; cadet, £100; postmaster, Coromandel, £184 j postmaster, Hamilton, £267; telegraphist, Helensrille, £110 ; flokianga, £180 ; K»mo, £175 ; Kawakawa, £223 ; Klhikihi, £130; Mongoiui, £169 ; ffewton, £217; Newton messenger, £36; Ngaruawahia, ' £231; Ohaeawai, £157, Ohaupo, £120; Onehunga postmaster, £262; telegraphist, £163; Opotiki, £218; Otahuhu, £152; Russell postmaster, £231; Russell cadet, £90; messenger, £40; Tanranga post master, £297; two telegraphists, £110 each; letter carrier, £40; Te Awatuutu postmaster, £205 ; pottmaster, Whangarei, £194 ; Whangarei mes«enger, £36 '; Waipu, £180 j Warkworth, £169; Whan garoa, £173. CHIIF POST-OFFICE, THAMES. Chief Poetma.iter (also Insurance agent), £400. Four telegraphists—l at £150, 2at £125, and lat £110 -£510. Two clerks— lat £155,. and lat £125-£2 80. Letter carrier, £140. Letter-carrier and messen ger, £125. Four messengers— 1 at £40. 3 at £36—£148. The other Postal and Telegraph estimates are the same as last year. CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. Auckland, £3,750; Thames, £750; Fiji service, £1,600; Auckland steam ser. vices, £750. CUSTOMS DCPAETMKNT. For Auckland the appropriations for Cuv toms Department show the number »f in creases to be* as follows ; Collector, £600; landing surveyor, £100 ; first clerk, £350 ; clerk, £260 ; clerk, £220; clerk, £200; clerk (writer), £224, warehouse-keeper, £280; landing waiter,., £280; landing waiter, £265; tide surveyor, £200; locker, £190; locker, £140 ; locker. £140 ; locker, £150; locker, £150; locker (writer), £179; three cadets—one at £90, one at £70, and one at £60; messenger, £115; coxswain, £131 ; one boatman at 6s 6d per diem, £119 ; engine-driver of steam launch, 8s per diem, £146. Kaipara officer, also harbour master, increased £75.' The other appropriations remain as before. The appropriation for Harbour services continues unchanged. STAMP OFFICE, AUCKLAND. Additional clerk, £90. Deeds Registry : Engineer of Titles struck out; clerk in creassd, £10; two cadets, £60 each. EDUCATION. ~ In. the Educational .Department votes are taken for 67,000 average attendance at £3 15s, £251,250 (less revenue tr«m reserves, £12,000), £231,250. Scholarships, 67.000 attendances, at is 6d, £§~025; towards coat of inspection, £4,000 ; train ing of teachers, £7,500 ; Native Schools, £14,920; Industrial Schools, £10,170. Howe-street, Auckland : Matron, servants, and teacher, £300; Kohlmarama, master, servants, and teacher, £550; rent and In surance, £140; Auckland University College, £3,000; Auckland Girls1 High School reduced to £1,000. For the purchase of school playgrounds in the colony.ja general vote of £3,000 is taken. Thames High School vote struck out. NATIVE AFFAIHS. Native Agent, Auckland and Waikato, £400. Other native votes unaltered. Native Affairs vote reduced from £27,293 to £21,763, including Native Lands Court, which shews an increase, being £12,435 against £10,473 last year. MINIKG MATrEKS. Auckland salaries under the Minister of Mines remain unchanged. The vote towards construction of tracks and minor worka upon goldnelds upon a subscription. f one-third being contributed, £10,000,

Ihe working railway votes are taken as follows :—Whangarei management, £2501- Aackland district manager (also Whanl garei, £50), £475. Assistant engineer struck out. Resident engineer, £350 - three clerks—one at £250, one at £12o' and one at £90 ; four clerks—one at £250* one at £130, one at £120, and one at £75 ■ draughtsman,£lßo; messenger, £50. Whaa' garei railway maintenance and traffic £2,002 against £1,584 last year. Anc& land railway maintenance and traffic £4(5,234 against £44,608 last year. ' - DEJEJfCE, &C. Militia and volunteers, £18,339; Dolicf and A.C.. £195,533 ; miscellaneous services, £1371 total, £214,009, agaiaat £142,015 last year, the increase being wholly on police and constabulary The militia and volunteer votes for Auc3j> land are unaltered, except the Waiuku drill instructor (struck out). Police in spectors uaaltered. iSix sergeant-majors at 10a 6d per day, are provided for. Other police votes are the same a3 last year. CROWN LAVDS TtEPABTMEJfT. The vote for this department ia almost unaltered. Bonus for local industries £1,000; expenses ef West Coast Ptoyal Com mission, £4,000. No provision ia made in the estimates for subsidies to local bodies except £20,000, being one-third of the proceeds of land sold on deferred pay. ments. .DEPARTMENTAL ESTIMATES. Tne departmental estimates include the following alterations : Rewards for seizures and conviction under the Customs Act, increased £2CO; military pensions and allowances, increased £500; civil service pensions and gratuities, increased by £1000; military pensions and allowances, decreased £300 ; Supreme Court Judges superannua tion, decreased £500; Ellesmere, etc., trust under the Railways Construction Act, 1873, increased £550; Rewards, convictions, etc., under the Beer uuty Act, £50 ; preparing jury list, increased £50; Legislative Coun cil : Chairman of Committees, increase, £99 ; clerk, increase £52; clerk assistant, increase £63; second ditto, Increase £30; interpreter, increase £30; messenger, in crease £14: total increaie for Legislative Council, £289. House of Representatives : Chairman of public petitions and native affairs committee, each £100 (last year nil); bo other increases. General Legislative^ binding and printing, decrease £100' night watchmen, increase, £10. The follow icg expenses of la« year re-appear :— Bonns to messenger, £20; bonus to Han sard staff, £150; repairs, kitchen bell, &c, £133 ; gratuity to widow of late librarian, £200 ; fencing tennis ground, £30 ; fenc ing Parliamentary grounds, £200; matting and linoleum, £120; net increase of Legis lative Department, £902. MISCELLANEOUS. The following local and other items of interest appear :—Kepairs to Government House, Auckland, £200; repairing Auck land roads, £1,a64; drill instructor, £110 ; Land Transfer, Auckland office, £50; obierving trassit of Venus, £500; repaiw to Parliament Buildings, £2,500; purchase of land adjoining Ministerial residence, Wellington, £1,6C3; purchase of land for lunatic asylum, Auckland, £600.

SERIOUS AND FATAL ACCIDENTS.

[BY TBLJGBAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

PUKEDIN, Sunday. Rathe a a severe accident occurred in George-street last night, while a fire-escipa was being tried. Two firemen were coming down from the top story of a drapery waiehouse, when the rape broke, and the two fell through the verandah on to the pavement. Two boy 3, named Finlayson, were struck by the men as they landed, and were stunned. One remained uncon scious all night, bat neither i 3 seriously injured. The firemen escaped with i tew bruises.

A young gentleman, named Slater, re cently from Home, who was on. a visit to Mr E. S. Vernon, of ToU, at hia station, has been discovered lying dead beside a crsek in the bush. He had been out shoot ing, and his gun had evidently discharged itself, as the top of the young man's head was blown clean off. His body had evi dently lain all night.

AUCKLAND NORTH LICEN SING COURT.

The adjourned meeting of the Auckland North Licensing Committee was held at noon to-day. Present: Messrs T. Thomp« son, (chairman), D. G. Macdonnell and W, WaddeJl. Sergeant Gamble represented the police. The only business waa tho disposal of an application made by J. D. Clements, for a license for the Black Bull lln'e'. Since the lodging of the application the ;i();>licant had died, and the case had bfien adjourned from last meeting to enable the widow of deceased to take out letters of administration. Mr Hesketh, who appeared for Mrs Clements, stated that this had been done, and the bench, accordingly granted the license.

POLICE COURT.—This day.

(Before J. Xi MaMonaldJKaa.. R.M.)

DatmK—Three men were fined tor this Offence. A cnargo aga'^at JCllea Attwell wag remanded until to-morrow; her pies being tfcat sho mliiaed the vain, and was so vexed that ahe got drunk. DISOBCDTBKCC OP LAWFUL COMMASBS—John Kllnißc was charged on summons with this offence, on board the British ship Energy, at K*i»ara, an th» Ibc ineL—Defendant pl«aded not guilty.—Mr Theo. Cooper for defence; Sergeant-Major Pardy conducted theDroseou tlon Captain Savory, master of the Bnergy. produced the ship* regiiter. land deposed that the accused waa an articled seaman on board; he » hipped as cook and steward. Lett Auokland on the 25th May; wtnt to Waagarei: while loading In the river the defendant said he would do no more on board; entersd It In the official log; told him to cools the dinner; he re lueed. bnt eventually did. The men complained beciueo the defendant would not provide them with breakfast; he [ordered them to get break fan on board the Argyle, ana ha would stop It oat of the swward's wages, He was Insolent ate did no more work.—lie read over toFiimw the entries he had made.—Mr Cooper submit ted that the entiles were cot evidence la accord ance with the provisions of the act.—Hie Wor ship said the log might be left oat at present. To Mr Cooper : His telegram said " awd Richard Shaw down." He was not disposed to pay the expenses of flva men, when one was sufficient; his boatswain was 6. H, Brown; then was. he believed, an altercation between the baatiwaln and steward about spilling some coffee; did Dot hear it; it was the defendant's duty to ton the cabin dean; the steward knocked off work on the 31st May. owl'K to 'his altercation; afterwards he turned to, bnt on the following day he positively refused to work any more. Did not tell Mr usborso. tho mate, not to allow d«£endant to work. He had behaved himself very well up to thla affair. The entries are true.— to Mr Pardy: The mate 1b In charge of the vetanl —George Henry Brown, boatswain, gave particulars of the vosage, and the loading o (the coals, and the little cqaAU in the cabin. Ha had bean thirty-four years at tea, and he had never seen a captain stand more souse, wita Christian patience, than Oiptaln Savory. The remainder of his evldenoa was similar to that ot the cspUln. He helped to put defendant out of the cabin, not lifting to hear the captain sworn at. Defendant threatened to do for him, as -he might as well be hung for a Brown as a Jones. Did not con sider the threat very savoury; should say not.— To Mr Pardy —Had no ill-feeling against defendant—Richard Shaw, seaman on board the-Eoergy, now llylnt; at Helsnavllle, did not know mnch of the affair. Knew that defend ant struck work.—lo Mr Cooper—There waa plenty ot breakf a«t at the time complaint was made. Krew nothing of the disturbance beyond hearsay.—To Mr Pardy—Was not aware that Filmer ret need to give the trimmers their breakfast.—Constible Kaughton arrested to defendant, on warrant, at Hele&svlile on the Charge. He served subpoenas to four other men. The chief officer eala they might go it they liked, but he would give them no money.— Mr Cooper then addressed the Court in defence, and recommended that the captain should give the defendant his discharge, — His Worship mado a few remarks upon the evidence, and thought he had not power to deal with the oa«e. It was out of his jurisdiction, and should have boen heard by two Justices of the Peace.— Sergeant-Major Pardj said fresh information wodld pi obaoly be Issued, and the charge heard before two Justices.

Ma Fltkn's Walkino STiOE.-The charge of assault preferred against Michael Flynn. of the Nottingham Castle Hotel, by rapping RichMM Cameron's fenncklea with his walk ing-Btick, was settled by mutual consent. Mr Flynn apologised, and Air Cameron forgave a slight offence committed ia the heat of Che moment;'

This olosed the business.

Regulation of the Social Evil.

NOTICE OF MOTION BY THE MAYOR.

eailway:

His Worship the Mayor has given notice of his intention to move at the next meeting of the City Council, " That in accordance with the terms of The Contagions Diseases Act, 1869, the Governor in Council be re quested to briog that measure into force in the City of Auckland. The ordinance provides for the appointment of medical officers and the establishment of a Female Reformatory. The Act has been in fores tor some years in Christehurch, but opinions ar.?,. v l«y T much divided concerning its utility. It is in operation in aM the naval stations and gameon towns at Home, being considered absolutely necessary for the pro tection of soldiers and sailors,

THE AUCKLAND EYENUTG STAB. MONDAY. JUNE 19

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Special Advertisements. Tllr i D T C A L. DR. SCHWARZBA.CH may be ConsnltejJ] for Diseases of tha EYfC, EAR, and THROAT. at Albert Park (Mrs Spiera'a). Princes-street, Anckmnd. Honrs: From 10 to L rpHOBNTON, SMITH AND FIRTH HAVK FOR SALE [- •(Crown ' yioar, la sacks, lflffaandWa " Champion "„ ~ .. » "Cantab." „ ~ Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Whar» Mrfi, Ancklaad I, TOJTSOW OABT.ICK] IaOOTRT CRIKWISIJ. £TITY CTALL AP.CABE. FURNITURE, CARPETS, DRAPERY, CLOTHING. We have Jnat Received a Splendid Assortment /"IARPKTQ —v/akpktO Haniaome WUton, Koyal Axmlnster, and Brussels, with Borders to match. Also, Tapeatry, Felt. Klddenniaster ( Dutch, and Jnta St&lr Carpota. OILCLOTHS and LINOLEUMS, New Itestgßg. Carpets made op and laid la the beat workman like ttyie. HEARTH RU&3 (varlooa kinds), from 5a upwards. GAEUCK & CRAWWELL, City Hall Arcade, Garlics & Cbanwkll Allow 5 per cent. Discount On aU C=wh Pnrchaaea o-rar fil. TTOOBISS FURNI3HKD THROUGHOUT. piURNITUBE ot all kinds ready for delivery. TROlf BED3TJBEAD3 In Great Variety T>EDUINB of all sizes kept In nock. TU9T RKCKIVKD-Brnasela Carpet at So Sd O per yard. INOLICITM3 (8 ewDeaigna), Firat and second Quality. " EAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT o( JTANCY BRACKKTS. beval glass fronts and aides. igaw BTYfcB of Vasea, Jars, and Baskets' i" forPotaadCntyiowera. \TBMt SrYlilSil UK ie'l OH SOU, KaitDjea V Warrantetl to Wash. ,— — B~ RTJROUM ffUfcMTUKK of every descrip tion, kaWl.-»6-koom dU&MITUK*, Latirt Htyles. OO aKic iff VITJCD to Inspect our Btodt before ynrnlahtng. riRKAT CARB taken In PACKING and VT DKUVKRTNQ GOOD*. TjrUKNISH YOUR HOUSB i/om the CITY t 1 HALL ARCADK. Gtaklick & Okanwell, CABINKTSIAKER3,UPHOL3TBRKR3.(AND ! OUT-FITTKBa, GENERAL HOUSE FURNIBHKES. W« H« JB KIDG MA N HIS JCST PURCHASED A BICE LOT OS- Limxa' BT,Af-K CIOTTI Oot.mam, very hsnrt aome «nod»: to be oiM *r. 101. 70/. 80/. beincr sfiOnt hair value LADIKB' BUCK CtOTTI JACKKTH, 12/8, 13 (5, 1(5,0, 20/. &c. Ladiks' U terras, 7/8, 9/8, 10/6, 16/8, See. New Goods A law lot of Umbriixab, 1/B, 2/j 2/6, to very Stood A Great Variety of 8T478,2/0,3/. 3/8. && A nice assortment of Coloobksßilk Vbivttb, all ahata, 1/fi yard VsLvmxKiTH In ail nhadeg For Tbimmimo3, from 1/ yard UtaTEniWKZDs asd Ckwtjs In great variety A splendid 51ln. black Jaokkt Cunn, G Gyu A very larae stock ot Dais* MiTZ&UIB, tiorn /iiyard BLACK AND COtOXTBEIt FKBNCB MItHISOB AND CA9HMERB3, all shades EfOABLer aii Wool Damafk, 1/U yard Fawct Wool, PQDABIB, Jtre»t variety, from 1/ Boi&' Kwickih Strrra, 8/B. 10/8,12/6 Ho vh' Lono am ra, 12/8 to 39/. Just opkhjed : A BPLKNDID LOT OF NKW OLOTHINS (m boyV and hkn's), In Kalapof, Oeelon^, and other Tweeds. Very Datable, and Marked Low. BOTb' AHD MXS'a HATS, SniKTS, HOSIBET, KtO , IN fiKBAT VABIKT7. 5% Dlaoonot (1/ In the £) on all Cash Pnrohasen Pattzbnb Fbbb by Post. WILLIAM K. BRIDGMAK, JUNCTION J)BAPKRY ■^TARKHOUSB, Uppkh Qdken-stiiiet. J ÜBT KEOBIVED Ex Crownthorpe and Arabella, and Lato Arrlvala, LABOR BHYPMBNTS OF BBVBSiBILB AND T A PJK a}T R V »• # Qarpbts, UU ITKW PATTTtBNB). A Splendid AMOrtmont of Frenon and English CRETONNES. LACK AND NET CURTAINS In Great Variety, Brass and Iron Bedsteads ahd Cots, iron venetian blinds (alloolonM), VERANDAH BLINDS, PBRAMBULATORB FURNITURE of every description In a took and made to ordor.) mSPKCTIOK INVITED," Ty INKS AND nrAlily WHOXittSALB AND RetAIT, oakinktmakkiia and upholsterers, and carpet warehousemen, Shobtland-stbbet. Tji R O M T H I 8 DATE, 5 pBR °KNT 5 Will bb Allowed on All CABH PURCHASES FROM ONB Pound Ahd Upwabds. 3, COSORAVE & CO. IXf» HAVE KEOEIVED A LARGE QUANTITY o» ADIKB' JD \j UACKETO, Pdiiohasbd Chbap, Ai the Knd ov tok Bbabow, THBY WILI. BE OFFBRED AT WW PRIOBo. J. COSHRAVB & Qo



Special Aflverxiaements. Seeds ! Sesbs j oe&ds j w, j. Ira * cs Superior Quality. White CtoTßr. fflwHah and Dmeh Bed ClOTar. Knstliah. and American Cowgraaa, Kn*liah and Amorican Alaytte, Tlmocny, Trefoil, Rapa Lucerne, Llnaeed. &&. &c. SC Ha-Tlna curenaaed Prior to tha rtee. enables them M> offar the above as wholesale ratag, Inacectldn Invited, Also. Poverty Ba7 R7B Graaa, maahlne ittased a sclendld sample SOTithern Eye Graaa. Italian Rya Oraaa Conliaf oo«, Vralrla Graaa, Poa Prcatenala And all other Wnda ot Agrictutnral and Garden Seeds. BONEDUStI BONEDUST At the Cit? ConnoU'i desire, we hava deter mined to clear out oar present atoclt, *na la order to do so qtilckl7. we hava reduced the prices for caah. Onx quotatlona are from t& to £S, according to (jtianttty and ooality. Is Stock t Bella Celebrated J Inch and Eoneflonr: Sydney 2 Star and 3 Star Bonednas and Boneflour; and a ltmiJed anantisy of Sop pet'a local manufacture. ■j We hava also for Hale t I 2 JTsw Eo'oey'a 8 and 8 h.D. Englnea and Thrashera Conltftr'a DrlUa Keareleys Combined Reaper and Minter Corneia' Patent H.P. Chaff cotter Also, Corbett & Peel's manufacture Eonble-fnrrow Ploaaha, well worth Inspection Slnale-fnrrow Plonsha; Horae Haea Calf'ratora, Rollera and Clod-craaheM Wlnnowera, Cheese Preaaea Chfleeemakera, Chaff-cutters tonall) Ac., fee, && Also, Feed »nd Head Oata, Maize, Bar!e7, STpur, Sharps, Oatmeal, Chaff, Bran, Fowl Wheat, £&, &c, ffic. Prime Samples of Picked Table Potatoes O D A N O. Pernvlaa, OhlendorfTa, IHsaolTed Pernvlan Maldon Island. Haon lalaad, and other Ch» mlcal Manores. W. J. H™" & C o> 101, QUESm-3TRKKT, Anddeuadt



WouTfa Aromatic 3chi3tdam scswapw, to Indnce tha destruction and prevent tha Im proper nae of their wrappers and Übela, and thna fnrther protect the Public aaalnai frani and deception, have enclosed la the wrappers, or under the label on the qijart bottles, since Ut October, 1873, and continn«Jo enclose i.v scvEJiV DAY'S PACTKISO THROCSaOO'T THB 7KA-R THBEK £1 OP. D a R 3, which are draws nrxra the nndersigned, and which will be caaheil by tham on presentation. To secure these Sifts, t&e Pablia mow be carefnl to ask for, and accept nothing but, the Gajrcn-VB Udoipho WorjTi'a acHSAPM, with oar name npon the top Label, 11, iloaa & Co.. Wynyard L^ne. Sydney.



The usual weekly meeting ot the Baptist Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society will be held in the schoolroom at 8.30 this evening. The subject for the evening will be an essay, "A temperate view of the Temperance question," by Mr S. E. Davis, of the St. Andrew's Mutual Improvement Society, and from that gentleman's ability an interesting meeting is expected. The Yen. Archdeacon Lust came down from Waikato on Saturday for medical advice. The state of his health has been very unsatisfactory lately, Dr. Schwartzbach invites his former patients to call on him, as he 1b desirous to aEcertaln the final resnlt of hla previous treat ment and operations.—<Advt.) Sewing Machines, wholesale and retail- Repairs warranted.—3). B. Chambers, 70, Queen treeU-I&DVT.]



young ladies and gentlemen about to start housekeeping will ba relieved ot a great deal ot trouble by oaillog on the underaiened. You can ascertain In a tow minutes the coßt of fornlahing a three, forir, five, or six roomed bouse. Not only can yon form a correct estimate, but you cm see all the goods ready for delivery at ths varlpns prices. Garlics and OranwcU keep a larger stock o' carpeto and bedsteads than any other honse In AuoMand; a'so the greatest variety of household furniture, mom of ft manufaotnred by tholr own workmen Five per cent, discount allowed for oaah at tlmo of purohara. New-comers are Invited to stroll throutrh tho City Hall Arcade, and satisfy themselves by an Inspection of the stock ot the good rjlue -we offer, and tho readlntss we an enabled to exeoute orders entrusted to our oaiu -Garllok and Cranwell, City Hall Arcade!