SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

lOH WATER }™mSow fiMo^lng. 831 .NSBT.—This Kvenlni.,-.58 JNR-BE.-To-mnrrow Morning. 7.U I OON'S AGE.-Fitat Quarter, 23rd, 9.80 a.m. .

ARRIVALS.

I LAST EVENING, ingal. S.S., Norrla. from Mercury Bay TO-DAY. Otomahana, s.s„ Underwood, from the South ael, sohooner, Austen, from Rns.ell

DEPARTURES.

IYESTWBDAV. elson. H.M.S.. Commodore James E. Eraklne ; Commander, William H. Henderson, for Russell _____ , rgyle, s.s., Crawford, for Whangarei TO-DAY. award, schoonor. Urqubart, for Whangarei larlnda, schooner, Matthews, for Greymonth

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

I San Francisco-City of Sydney, Tuesday London-Halciono. dally Lovuka—Taiaroa, _5.h __^ Melbourne and south-Rotomahana. Thursday Russell, Whangaroa, and. Mongon-i— Welling ton or Glenelg, Monday rauranga—Glenelg or Wellington. Monday or Thursday , Whangarei and Whangarol Heads— Argyle, Tuesday and Friday Mangawal-Klngal, Thursday Mercury Bay—Fingal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

I SYDNEY. City of Sydney. P.M,s.s., Tuesday 10ND0V. Ashmore, ship; loading April Hermlone. shlo (W.T.R.D.I: sallod, May 6 Looh Awe, ship, satlnd prior to June 28 Looh Fleet, ship, loading .Tune j Cooleon. barque: sallod prior April M I Langstono. barque, loading I Bart Derby, ship, loading j NEW YOftl- Rspldo. barquo; sailed April 11 Karnan, barquo. from Now York Genisbook. barqno, sailed May 9 SOUTHEKN PORTS. Emily, brltf. from Dunedin Loohrlna. schoonor, f. Rom Lyttelton; sailed May 17 Crest Of the Wave, .eh, from Tlraarn, sailed May 23 Clrce, brigantine, from Bluff Cathona, brlftantino, from Unnedln AUSTRALIA. Annabell, brig, from Sydney; loading SOUTH SEA ISLANDS. • SoverelKn, schooner, from Tahiti Pearl, ketch, from Barotonga .agnes Donald, sohooner, from Rarotonga Winifred, schoonor, from Tavlunl ; Walwera, sohooner. from Noumea JAPAN. ; Sybil, schooner (3.L.M.H.), sailed April L-VEHPOO t,. Asterian, barque (H.Q.D.W.); sailed. May 12 INWABD3 Coast WisrI.— -leanor, from W han ganona. with 21.217 ft timber! Sovorsign of the Seas, Irom Talma, with 17,800 ft timber. Outwards Coastwi.-- — Advance, for Whangarei; Eleanor, for Whangapona. The sohooner Young Dick, which left Timaru . on Friday, 'has 1503 sacks wheat, 50 ton. flour; ; and 200 sacks oats for __ uokland. The as Penguin with outward San Francisco mails will arrive at Onehunga about 11 o'olock to-morrow, and leave again at 10 o'olook on Wednesday. The ss. Taiaroa arrived at Timaru this morn Ing. She leaves there to-morrow, and will arrive here on Saturday. The sohooner Borealls arrived at Nloholso<. _ Mill, Port a Ibert, on Thursday last, four days from Auckland. Sho will load sawn timber for ■ the South. The s.s. Oreti may be expected from Gisborne j and South late this evening. I The P-M^.S. City of Sydney, from Sydnej' \ will probably put In an appearance early J to-morrow morning.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

i.r ARRIVALS. Macgregor, s.fl., MoArthur. trom Waitara Lalla Rookh, s.s., Robertson, from Waitara The Northern Co.'s steamer Macgregor ar rived yesterday afternoon from Waitara. with about -Isi sheep and the following passengers :— Mrs Hooker. Mrs Stanley and 2 children. Mrs Leahy and 2 children. Miss Huckstop. Messrs 3. J. Austin, Coad. Larkln, Schamley, Spellers, n Wilson. Hill, W, a. Bsßsat, Mr Kvans and j family (7), Mr Hannerbern, and 2 natives. The e,a, Lalla Hookh arrived ,lrom Waitara , f with 160 sheep, 11 head o.ttle. and 6 sacks | seed, about 2 o'olock yesterday afternoon. She ! lett Waitara on Saturday, and experienced n I very heavy gale on Saturday nl«ht. and bad her sail a torn to shreds, besides losing between .0 and 60 sheep. The Macgregor, which arrived yesterday, i. was out in the same gain, and lost about the satiie number of sheep. Sbe leaves .gain for jl Waitara to-morrow. The Union Company's steamer Pongntn la . [ due from Southern ports with tho outward Sao Francisco mail about 10 a.m. to-morrow. Sho is announced to return Sonth at 11 a.m. the samo I day. Latest train from i-uokiaad, 9 a.m. j _■

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

!' Dunedin, this day, )i. Arrived: C.mllle, from New York.

Main Notice.

MAIXS WIIX CIOBS J.S ONDB--.—

THIS DA*.

For Russell, Kawakawa. Wangaroa, and Mon gonul per WelUn_ton. at. p.m. For Tanranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotikl, per Glenelg, at . p.m. For Thames, per .Enterprise, at a 30 p m.

Ttrusdav, 18th Inst. For Waitara, per Lalla Rookh. at 8 a.m. For Tahiti, per rf.l G.M.S, Carola, at 8 a.ra. For Wai wars. Kawau. Omaha, and Matakana, per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 3 p.m. For Whangaroa, per Krtemhilda, at 3 p.m. For Whangarei Heads. Waipu. Whangarei, and Mangapai, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Whangarei Heaa-. and Whangarei, par Rotomahana, at 5 p.m, Wednesday, 19th Instant. For Taranaki and Southern ports, per Penguin,

at 8 a.m. For Covomandel. par Coromandel. at 11.30 a.m. For Glsborne.tand Napier, per Oreti, at 3 p.m,

TnuESDAV. 20th Instant For Gisborne, Napier, Southern Ports, and Australian Colonies, per Rotomahana, at H sum:

Per as. City of Sydney, aa follow '.— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America. Canada, British Columbia, Central and Sonth America, and British and Foreign Went Indies, atl p-m. __■_.-_ , For United Kingdom and Continent of Rurope, at 1 p.m. _____,_. A For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence, In addition to the postage, will be reoelved by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. - This mall will be due in London, on Mon day. August 28, 1882. Si B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Anokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

JntY 17.1382.

Abbott's Opera House—Thompson's Zulu War Diorama. 8 P.m. -__.„., , Kohler. Wax Works. adjoining Mr Phillips . Shop, Queen-street, 10 a.m, to 10 p.m. Freemasons' HaU-Lodge Waltomata, 7.30 p.m, at. James's M.I. Sooiety-Bssays by Mr Skeen, "Karly Typography," and by Mr MlUer, on •-The Press."7.3o p.m. bt. ->epulohre. All. Society—Meeting of mem bers, 8 p.m. . ' •: Drill-shed—Monthly Inspection ot No. 3 and Hobson Companies, 7.30 p.m.

Notice to Correspondents.

Inquirm..—Looh Awe, 76 days from London 69 days 1 hours from land to laud.

Birth.

BOUENK.—On July 17th, at Princes-street, Auckland, the wife of 0. F. Bourne of a son. BURKE.—On July llth. at her residence. Victoria-street, Mrs. James Burke of twin sons. KIRK WOOD— At her residence. Duke-street, Cambridge, on the 7th July, the wife of Mr. K. Kir-wood of a son. WHITTKN.—On Sunday. July 16th, at her re sidence. Lower Vincent-street, tha wife of C. H, Whitten of a son.

Marriage.

CO-iBM-W-KEVKY.-On July Ith, at i.U Francis Do aulas' Church, Newton, by the Key. Father O'Sullivan, 0.5.8-. Laurence Colemen, youngest son of Mr. P. Celemen, of Auckland, to LoUlsa ' .evangelist, youngest dangnter of the late Henry Kevey, Colour- Sergeant oC the 65th Rogt.

Death.

BURKK.-On July 17th, »t his parents* re sidence, Victoria-street, Alfred, Infant son of James Burke, sgod six days. VAILE.—On the 18th July. 1882. at his father's residence. Hepbnrn-etreet. William Henry Austin, eldest son of William and Annette Vaile. aged 19 years. The funeral will leave Hepburn-street at 3,30 this day.

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

MONDAY, JULY 17. 1882.

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

A DEPUTATION of prominent members of the House of Representatives waited upon the Premier to-day to ascertain the inten tions of the Government in the matter of colonial defence. Mr Whitaker stated that the Government had resolved upon the measures which they deemed necessary, but the exact form in which their proposals would be submitted to Parliament had no t been finally settled. It is, however, under stood that formal announcements will he made to both Houses of the Legislature to night. A rumour is current that the Government will supply the want of a per manent force by the introduction of a Btringent Militia Bill. The deputation was composed of prominent Government supporters, headed by the late Premier, Sir John Hall, and their action i. a sign that Parliament is in earnest; so that if the Government had any inclination to again allow the subject to drop quietly, leaving the colony in its present helpless position, the House will quickly bring them to their bearings. The news from Egypt te-day betokens an early restoration of order. The Khedive has been re-established in authority, and ftrabi Bey is proclaimed a rebel and a fugitive; order is being restored in Alexandria, by the British, with the assistance ot sailors from other vessels in harbour; shops in Alexandria are re-opening, and there is every sign of a speedy termination of the war. But in a single week a fine city has been laid in ruins. The palaces and public buildings, upon which Ismail Pasha squandered with lavish hands the millions poured into his coffers by confiding foreigu bond-holders are represented by roofless walls and heaps of ashes. The streets are stained with tbe blood of thousands. Men, women and helpless - children have been ruthlessly slaughtered ; ruin aud desolation have come where only a week ago were peace, plenty, and happi ness, Such are the records of Admiral Seymour's return of the week's operations. Such are the unavoidable concomitant, of war; and we are not surprised that at the sight of them a man of Mr Bright. well known views felt a seat in the Gladstone Cabinet untenable, while the Radicals of England are asking the question, " Was it all necessary?"

The war news has had an effect upon New Zealand bank rates already. The selling price of drafts is a quarter per cent, higher.

The German corvette Carols, will sail for Tahiti about noon to-morrow, -he takes a mail (closing at 8 a.m.) lor that place.

Two boys named Cracknell and Wher skey ran away from the Industrial School, Kohitnarama, this morning.

The final game to decide the winner of the Handicap Racquet Match will take place next Saturday at Mr Gleeson 9 Court, the competitors bein« Messrs J. Coates, W. Shera, and Captain Rich.

The monthly inspection parade of the No. 3 and Hobson companies is advertised for this evening. The Victoria parade takes place tomorrow evening.

Mr Denton returned from the Thames to-day. His course of lectures there wore extremely well attended, and his trip was a highly lucrative one. We understand he proceeds to tho Hot Lakes.

A service of song was held yesterday afternoon in the Old People's Refuge, hut owing to the uncertainty of the weather, the service was not largely attended. Sev eral ladies assisted with thoir voices, and the whole was under the direction of Mr Ryan.

The Loyal Good Inteut Lodge will cele brate its 32nd anniversary to-morrow even ing. Dinner on the table at G. 30; ball at 9 o'clock.

At the weekly meeting of St. James's Mutual Improvement Association this eve ning, essays will ba read by Messrs 11. L. Skeen and E. Miller, the subjects beiug "Early Typography" and "The Press" respectively.

Messrs B. Tonks and Company to-day sold the mine aud plant of the Premier G. M. Co., for £300, the purchaser being Mr H. D. Morpeth. The plant includes, crush ing battery, engine, pumping and winding gear, etc. Admiral Seymour, the commander of tho

British fleet at Alexandria, was Commodore iv command of the Australian fleet in 1860, and received a wound at Waitara, during the Taranaki war.

The Supreme Court was occupied to-day with the trial of an elderly man named William Hazlett on a charge of having committed rape ova littlo girl named Lavi lia Hamilton, at Shortland, some time ago. Tho evidence was of a character unfit for publication. As nothicg conlirmatory of tho statement that Clement Newton's wife had been carried olf by Willi.ta's relatives has been received, it ia evident there is no truth in the rumour, It has been ascertained, however, that threats of utu have been mado against Newtuu for tho part he has played in the trial.

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of Koyal Arch Cliapicr Ar_, 343, G.O.:—K., W. P. Moat; 1.P.K.,

Dr Dawson; H.P., M. Levy ; OS., W, 11. Skinuer, P.K. ; C.H., T.Holland;

ST., S, P. Clark; X.A.C., C. LaKoche ; C.S.V., K. Mitchelson ; C.P.V., J. cioberts; C.8.V., J. L Hatswell.

A girl named Julia Gumby, residing at Newton, is reported tob_ missing from her parents' residence, Newton, since the 14th instant. It appears ."he left home for the purpose of attending a Hand of Hope meet ing,and her relatives have neither heard nor seen anything of her siuce.

Clement Newton, an important witness at the trial of Winiati, has been a consider able loser by being obliged to leave his employment as a bushman in the Raglan district. Newton, whose father was a European, has aroused a feeling of dimity towards him by his evidence, and he fears to return. He feels that he may lose his life in consequence, and on Friday he sat for his portrait in order to furnish his rela tives with copies in case his life should be sacrificed.

It is announced in our columns that the new session of the St. Sepulchre's Mutual Improvement Association will commence this evening, at 8 o'clock, when one of the vice-presidents will deliver an inangural address. Young men desirous of becoming members arc requested to do so to-night, and visitors are cordially invited to attend.

As illustrating the very unsatisfactory state in which some of the city streets are, it may be noted that tn-day an empty dray sank up to the axle in Beresford-strect, just opposite the Congregational Church. The vehicle was only extricated from the tough clay, after considerable tugging by three strong .lories. This street aud Union street, in its immediate vicinity, are at the present season regular quagmires ; and from the amount of traffic passing over them, deserve to b.> kept in better order.

On Saturday afternoon a meeting of the Auckland School Teacheis' Association was beld in the Wellesley-street School, under the presidency of Mr H, Worth ington. The other teachers present were -.—Messrs Bailey, Leonard, John Edwards, Harrison, Newel!, Phillips, Bin don, Cronin, Hart, Mayhew, Adams, Her bert, Mason, Koss, Ansley, Sauuderson, French, Warren, Thwai'cs, Garland, Grant, Cockburn, Gradwell, Pycrofc, Kysh, and Simpson. The business to be transacted consisted of the adoption of rules and the election of officer, for the ensuing year, It was decided : (1) that the admission fee for masters be Ss, and for assistant teachers 2s 6d; (2) thai; the association consist of head teacher--, assistants, und pupil teachers, the latter to be regarded as hon. members ; and (3) that the committee Consist of a chairman, secretary, treasurer, and nine members, who shall all be certifi cated teachers in the employment ot the Board. The following officers and com mittee were elected by ballot:—Mr Worth ington, chairman; Mr Hart (Beresford street school), secretary ; Mr Leonard, treasurer; Messrs Adams, Bailey, Bindon, Grant, Harrison, Mason, Mayhew, Newell, Phillip., and Woodham (Otara) with the officers. The meeting was of a very interest ing character, and well attended, It was arranged that the next meeting should be held in tbe Wellesley-street School ou Saturday, the 12th August, at 1.30 p.m. The proceedings at the meeting of rate payers of the N.wton Highway District, last Friday night were enlivened by an attack made upon Mr Thomas Faultier, by a well-known resident in the district. While the annual statement of accounts was under discussion, Mr Holland rose and asserted that the man Calvert, who had been employed in the repair of the roads by the Board, had been taken from his work, by Mr Faulder, one of the trustees, to pick potatoes, and alleged that the payments for this private woik were made from the funds of the dis trict, Mr Faulder admitted that Calvert had been employed by him, but indig nantly denied that he had been paid out of the trost funds, He cijled Calvert in, and that individual, on' being questioned, ad mitted that he had worked for Mr Fanlder, when not employed on the roads, but he he had always - been paid for the private duties by Mr Faulder out ot his owb pocket. He pointed out that the receipts distinguished the private from tha public services, and denied that he had worked any but fall days for Mr Faulder,—Mr Holland : The statement was made on Calvert's own authority,- and be said that as a conscien tious man he objected, in his capacity as a servant of the Board, to being taken away from bis work to pick potatoes for Mr Faulder.—Mr Calvert: I didn't say any thing of the kind, and thero was no ques tion of conscience about it.—Mr Faulder then stated tbat having been publicly slandered, he would bring a case into Court with the object of obtaining satisfaction. At the annual meeting of the One Tree Hill Highway District, Mr W. Gardner in the chair, the statement ot accounts for the year ending 31st of June last was read, shewing :—Receipts : To balance in Bank of New Zealand, 31st June, 1881, £199 16s lOd; receipts from rates, £139 6s 9d ; sub sidy 10 per cent,, Appropriation Act, £58 lis 7d; ditto, county fund, £i 95s8d ; dog tax, £25; subscriptions from Messrs Hes keth, Marshall, McCrae, towards drainage, well, at Mount St. John, £y0; safe of stones, £4; license fees, £75 ;' moiety from Onehunga Borough to wards division road, £19. Ids 7d; Total, £580 17s sd. Expenditure : New roads, £39 7s 6d ; repairs to roads, £140 7s Id j drainage, well, £32 2s 6d ; fostpaths, £18 ,9s 6d { culverts, £6 7s 6d ; valuation under road and collecting rates, £23 15s ; advertising and printing, £7 14s 6d ; dog collars, £1 6s; timber for road to quarry, 19s 6'd; expenses under Licensing Act, £10; cost incurred in taking land for new road, £57 5s lid; pheque book, .. 2s Id; balance in Bank of NeW Zealand, 30th June, 1882, £242 19s 9d; total, £580 17s sd. On the motion of Mr Angus, seconded by Mr Green, the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The ballot for trnstees resulted : -W. Wall, 52; H. Hayr, 48; W. H. Watt, 47; K. Hall, 46; Captain Lambert, 44; W. Mears, 17; J. Andrews, 11; fl. L. Green, 7. Mr Bailey con demned the heavy expenses incurred in connection with the Licensing Act, but Mr Hall explained that every shilling spent was made in compliance with the require ments of the Act. Mr Brierly also sug gested the desirability ot the new Board making footpaths along the main roads. The new Board have again elected Mr li, Hall chairman, Captain Lambert treasurer, ' and Mr Henry Glarke valuator and col lector lor the Board,

A tour-handed handball match betweeu Murphy and Twohill, and Dillon and Hogan, took place at Mr Gleeson's court on Saturday, and resulted in an easy vic tory for the lir.t named pair.

"J.H.J." complains of the footpath in Pictou-street, which has for some time been in a very bad state. "The road is unformed and rather soft, therefote, all butchers and carters travelling that way take the side path. Now, it is in such a state, that pedestrians cannot travel it without sinking ankle deep in mud."

The anniversary services in connection with the Ponsonby Wesleyan Sunday school took place yesterday at the new Wesleyan Church, Ponsonby-road. The Rev. W. Parsouson preached in the morn ing, the Key. H, R Dewsbury in the evening, and in tho afternoon the Rev. G. W. T. Spence delivered an address to parents and children. The animal soiree will take place iv the school-room to morrow evening.

We notice that Mr Goldie, Sanitary Inspector, in pursuance of his duty, is making a tour of inspection through the city, with a view of detecting nuisances, and especially dirty yards. Two cases were brought before the Police Court to-day, aud the defendants subjected to nominal lines on their promises to cleao their yards, Tho lines in these instances were compara tively light, but in future, higher penalties will be inllicted.

The Theatre Royal service was well at tended last evening. Mr Brackenrig pre sided, and suitable addro3ses were given by Ihe Revs. Guy and _>lade. A feature in the service wns the introduction of the new edition of Sankey's Hymns, as now used hy Moody and Sankey in England. Many of the hymns arc beautiful, and likely to become favourites. The choir, nnder Mr Tan Geld, sang "Fly away Wonderful Words," and " Gome," trom the new book. It was announced that £1 lis 3d had been placed iv the boxes on the previous Sunday.

The Zulu War Diorama attracted another large audience to the Opera House on Saturday evening, and the exhibition of views proved quite as successful in interes ting aud entertaining as on previous occasions, Especial importance was at tached to the distribution of gifts, on account of the inclusion amongst them of a full suite of drawing-room furniture.

This very useful present fell to the lot of Mis Pitt, of Kyber Pass Koad. Every night this week a similar suite will he given away, as well as the regular quota of other gifts. These suites have been purchased, and are now on viow at the entrance to the Waxworks Exhibition, Queen-street.

It ba* been definitely arranged lhat St, Benedict's Koman Catholic Church, New ton, shall be formally opened and conse crated on Sunday next, and Bishop hod wood, of Wellington, is already ou his way hither, per Penguin, for thepurpose of con ducting the necessary ceremonial. He will preach iv the church, both morning and evening, next Sunday. The choral portion of the services is expected to be of an unusually elaborate and attractive character. Farmer's Mass, and the Hallelujah Chorus from " The Messiah," have been for some time past in active rehearsal by the united Koman Catholic choirs cf the city, and the final practice takes place on Thursday eveaing next. Herr Schmitt is the musical director, and this fact ought to be a suffi cient guarantee for a successful result in so tar as the choirs are concerned. The congregations will assuredly be unprece dently large on both occasions, so that the sitting accommodation of the building will be drawn upon to its fullest extent.

It may be interesting to many of our readers to know that the ship Loch Awe, which has mado the fastest passage on record from London to Auckland, is again expected to shortly arrive at this port, having left London, bound hither, prior to the 2Sth Juue Jas.. In June, 1874, the Loch Awe arrived hore under cmumaud of Captain Weir, nf.'r a passage of 76 days trom London, and 69 days 4 hours from land to land. he left Gravcscnd on April 6th, saw the last of the land on the llth, crossed the Equator on 30th April, at mid night, sighted • ristan D'Acunha on May 17, was abreast of Tasmania June 13 ; sighted Three Kings Juno 19; the passage from laud lo land thus beiug made in the unpre cedented time of 09 days 4 hours. Arrived in harbour ou the night of June 22. During one week, from June 4 to June 10, the Loch Awe ran n distance of 2159 miles, representing a fine average of 308 miles a day. The Loch Awe was at that time a new vessel ai,d iv first-class trim ; so that although she may be expected to make a rapid voyage, it is no. likely she will sur pass the previous one.

Tho incumbent of St, Matthew's preached a s.ruuon last evening to a very largo con gregation on the topic just now so much engrossing public attention, " The Origin aud Destiny of Man," this discourse form ing No. 2 of the series on "The Truth," aud beiug entitled " Denial." The preacher introduced his subject with a text taken from Psalms viii., 4, —"Lord I what is man, &c?" comparing this passage with a similar one in Psalms civ , as well as with tha passage in Job vii., 17. which David was evidently quoting, together with the re-quotation in Hebrews ii., 6. He traced the origin of man according to the Scriptures, and poiutod out the triple atta.k ou it in respect to the Aije of Man, the Many Races, and the Evolution Theories, refuting each in turn, quoting appropriate extracts from Cuvi.r ana Agassiz. Ho attributed the pweat scep ticism to the same pride, mortified vanity, and incredulity exemplified by Adam and Thomas respectively. Respecting man's destiny, he shewed that while theology was the only "olog>" that could inspire men, women, and children aliko to snfF.r and die for their Lord, go-called science (which was but an assertion of surmise on a slender basis of fact) could neither render their lives purer, nor ali'ord thtm a brighter hope in the hereafter than revela tion. He concluded by assuring them, if faithful now, that God's image, marred at the fall, in which they had bten created, should be restored to them in the re surrection. In tho course of his sermon the preacher alluded to the articles in the Star's Saturday Supplement, earnestly commending them to his hearers' moat attentive perusal, adding, " I can con* ceive no nobler aim, no higher pur* pose, no work more useful to humanity, iv which a writer to the public secular Press can be engaged than in setting plainly and simply before the people of to day the plain facts of science, denuded of the false accretion of surmise by which they are too often surrounded, leaving each indivi dual reader to reconcile them where he cau with Holy Writ; and, where he thinks he cannot, waiting patiently till sufficient light be afforded him to arrive at a solution of all thesrf knotty pro.blcrns that baffle him for the present." The hymns suijg were ex ceedingly appropriate to the'subject, the passages more particularly applicable being strongly emphasized by bein& sung jn unison. Noxt Sunday's sermon will com plete the course.

" Anglo-Israel " sends a letter explain ing England's isolation in the bombard ment of Alexandria, from an Anglo-Israel point of view :—He says : " The ordinary newspaper is invariably at fault in fore casting European political complications; our papers, on the contrary, are,- in the main points, invariably correct. We have, for the last seven or eight years, main tained that Britain would be forced to adopt a policy of isolation, and that, in any future struggle, she would stand alone, that she would never ally herself for offen sive purposes with a Continental power, on account of Continental complications, and that she would a-sume the protectorate of Egypt, and take possession of Syria and Constantinople. We have also, for year 3, pointed out that a great European war must take place, such a war as has never been experienced on this earth before, Russia aud France being opposed to Germany and Austria (Italy, most "pro bably, allying herself with the two former). We have always declared that Britain would hold entiiely aloof from this awful war, which would result in tho victory of Russia aud her allies over Germany. We have also, for years, published our belief that about this time this year these things would begin to eventuate", and it certainly appears, irom the present aspect of affairs in Egypt, that our forecasting of events, as gathered from the prophetic books and the great Pyramid, will be proved to be correct. It was a great relief to my mind when the French warships withdrew from the scene of action before Alexandria, for trom our point of view, they had no business tbere at all; in your case, judging from your atticle, their with drawal, so far from causing you relief, rather engendered confusion in your mind, hence the advantage tint may be gained by viewing the world's affairs from an Anglo-Israel stand-point, I may briefly add that from one point of view we recognise Russia as England's (Israel's) natural enemy, and that eventually Russia and her allies will come down with crushing force to wipe out Britain once aud for all. The contrary will happen, and thenceforth, to use the words of Victor Hugo, *' The world will be one England."

" a Catholic " complains of the announce ment made by the Rev. Father O'Sullivau yesterday, that no one would be allowed to the opening of St. Benedict's Church for an admission fee of less than ss, and that children under 12 would not be admitted.

H.M.S. Nelson left the harbour under steam early on Sunday morning, and brought up at anchor off Kawau later in the day. When the Nelson was in Wellington Sir George Grey invited Commodore Erskioe and the officers to visit his island home during their stay in Auckland, and hence the present trip. His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Clark) left by the Rose Casey at 10 o'clock this morning to join a shooting party which had been arranged with the object ef visiting the island to-day. The Nelson is expected to remain at Kawau until Tuesday morning, when she proceeds to Russell for coal, and thence continues the voyage to Fiji,

A girl, aged sixteen, residing with her parents in Edwin-street, Newton, left her home on Friday night, professedly for the pnrpose of attending a Band of Hope meet, ing in the Pitt-street Chapel, since which she has been missing Gircumstances which have since transpired, however, tend to show that when leaving home she fully intended to run away.

A final rehearsal of Farmer's Mass and the Hallelujah Chorus, to be performed at tho consecration of St, Benedict's Church, will take place ou Thursday evening next.

Thomas Gorman, the man who was com mitted for trial at the Police Court on Tuesdoy last, on a charge of perjury, will not be tried at the present sessions of the Supreme Court. The reason of this is that through some neglect the depositions! were not forwarded to the Grand Jury until the> had been discharged, although the perjury case had beeu finished in the Lower Court some hours before the jury corn- Dieted their duties.

bootmakers', Dressmakers', Tailors, and Family Sowing Machines.—D. S. Chambers, Bt Queoa-street.—[Acvr.].

SPECTACLES, — Herbert and Godfreys Aqua crystal Speotaclu. rocommonded by the Faculty.—T. B. Hill, Chemist, Agant.-[ADVT.]

Vaccination at any time at Hill's Central Drun .tort), opposite tho Theatro itoysl. with f uro Knullsh Call Lymph, Colonial Call Lymph, or Humanised Lymph from hoalthy children.— advt.

CABLEGRAMS.

[REUTER'3 CABLEGRAM.]

AUSTKALIAN CRICKETERS.

LONDON, July 12,

In the cricket match, the Australians v. the Marylebone Club, A. P. Lucas for the latter scored 45, and was caught ; C. T. Stndd was bowled for 114. He played a splendid innings, and never gave a chance. G. B. Studd was lbw for 25. The inniugs, as already announced, closed for a total of 320 Garrett, for the Australians, bowled admirably, and took 7 out ot 10 wickets for 89 runs. In tho innings of the Australians, the following were the highest scorers : Uoran, c; 42 ; Bonner, stumped, 25 ; Spof forth, b, 28. The attendance at the match was very large.

LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, July 13. Consols remain at 997 The bank rate is unchanged at 3, and the market rate at 2 per cent,

July 14. There is no change to report in the money or produce market.

CARGO OF FROZBN MEAT.

SUEZ, July 14,

The Orient Company's steamship Lusi t»Dia arrived here yesterday from Mel bourne (June 14), with 4,500 carcases of mutton and a quantity of beef. The re frigerating machinery worked splendidly throughout the voyage, and tho meat Is ex pected to bo iv good order.

CETEWAYO'S VISIT TO ENGLAND,

The Zulu King has started from Cupo Town for England,

LAYCOCK CHALLENGES ROSS,

Laycock has challenged Itoss, and pro poses race in Port Jackson.

LONDON, July 14,

The Maori Deputation,

A deputation of Maoris from Auckland, with a petition to tho Queen, has arrived in London, and Karl Kimborley has con sented to grant the deputation au interview at an early date.

AUSTRALIAN.

FOOTBALL CONTEST,

SYDNEY, July 15

At the Intercolonial Football contest between teams from the Geelong and Sydney clubs, whicli has been held in this city, the visitors have won every match.

THE REV. JOSEPH COOK,

SYDNEY, July 15,

The Rev. Joseph Cook, of Boston, United States, who is on a visit to this colony, is preaching and lecturing to immense audiences here.

THE DEFENCE Of? SYDNKY HAR

BOUK,

SYDNEY, July 15,

A suggestion has been made tbat the Government should purchase two gunboats for the defence of Sydnoy harbour.

SUPREME COURT.-This Day.

CKIMINAL SITTINGS.

(Before His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies.)

ALLEGED RAPE,

William Hazlitt, an elderly man, waa arraigned upon an indictment charging him with rape upon a littlo girl of ton years, named Lavinia Hamilton, at the Thames.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty, '• •' *' Mr Hudson Williamson. Crown Prose cutor, conducted the .case, and Mr E. Hesketh defended.

Lavinia Hamilton, a diminutive child, was sworn, and deposed that she resided in Wiiloughby-strcct, Shortland. She went to a school on the Parawai Road. Her father was dead, She remembered her step-father, John Algy, going to tho Hos pital on a Saturday. She went on the Sunday with a clean shirt for him. Knew the prisoner iv the dock, who lived in Rolleston-street. She had to go through Rolleston-street to get to the Hospital, aud therefore had to pass his door. She saw him at the gate when she, was coming back from the " Hospital. '' He told her to go in, and he would give her some figs. She went to the back door, where be gave her the figs which he had promised. After getting the fruit, she went home. She went to see her father again on Monday morning. Went there and came hack again by the same way, proceeding straight home. She saw Mr Hazlitt at the front door of his own house. He gave hejr Some more figs at tbe back door, and she went home. On Tuesday, she went for meat to Mr Davis's iv Rolleston-street, The first house she came to was Hazlitt's, Her littlo brother Harvey, aged six years, was with her. She got her meat, and was coming home when sho saw Hazlitt at the gate. She did not go straight past him, because he told ber to go in for some more figs. She went in through the front door, following Hazlett. He did not give her figs, but took her into his bedroom, where he committed the offence with which he was charged. He also committed the same offence on several subsequent occasions, and threatened tbat if sbe told her mother or anyone else about it, he would stick her with a big knife which he had.

By Mr Hesketh ; She did not scream when he attempted the assault. There was another house adjoining Hazlitt's — close against it. She cried on the second occasion upon which prisoner committed the offence. Did not tell her mother or anyone what had been done to her that nisht.

The child gave her evidence with evident reluctance,:label frequently gave vent to her grief in tears. The details'were of a'grossly disgusting nature. Evidence was also given by her mother, who deposed to the fact that she sent her daughter on several messages to the Hospita1. J"Each time''she stopped away an unnecessarily long time, and wit* ness observed that she .was confused when questioned. Punished her, but without eliciting any satisfactory- explanation. From inquiries which she made subse quently, she learned the real cause of the girl's detention, and information wa? given to the police. .......

(Left sitting,)

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PARLIAMENTARY.

[By Telegraph,—Special Reporter.]

WELLINGTON, this day. Colonial Defence : Deputation to

the Premies'. A deputation of eentlemen representing the leading citie. waited upon the Premier this morning. It consisted of Sir John Hall, the Hon. Mr Stevens, Messrs Wright, Levin, Allwright, Swanson, and Peacock. Mr Levin stated the object of the deputa tion, and asked if the Government were in tending to carry out Col. Scratchley's re commendation, and whether they were likely to make use of the guns already in the colony, and to procure the necessary torpedo apparatus. The Premier .tated that the matter had been under consideration for several days, and the Government had come to a decision, but the terms of the announcement had not been agreed upon.

LATER

I have since learned that this evening Mr Whitaker, in the Upper House, and Major Atkinson, in the Lower House, will make Ministerial statements as to what course it is intended to pursue. _ It is thought probable a stringent Militia Bill wlil be introduced.

Wellington Harbour Bill.

The Mayor and City solicitor and Cor poration waited on the Premier this morn ing re Wellington Harbour Bill, and pointed out the great injustice that would be done to citizens if it pas.od. The Premier said he would take time to consider the matter.

Removal of Native Lands Court.

'Ihe Auckland members are maKing every effort to prevent the removal of the Native Lands Court. If it is made a Ministerial question, it is calculated that all the Auckland memhers will vote against tho Government.

The Loan Bills.

With reference to the one million Loan Bill for the trunk railway through the North Island, the Government ttate their intention to carry it through simultaneously with the three million Loan Bill, aud hope to make a start with tbo railwf.ysoon. Serious difficolty from native opposition is anticipated

Alarming condition of Farlia-

ment Buildings

The sanitary condition of Parliament Buildings is creating increased alarm. Many members, and the majority of the reporters, are ill—in some cases seriously so. Wherever there is anything in the shape of an open sore, it is attacked with blood-poisoning. One gentleman has had two operations performed on him in consequence, and is now dangerously ill. Thic morning's " Times " comments as follows:—"More than a dozen members of the House of Representatives have been under medical treatment during the last six weeks, the prevalent complaint being severe colds, while two journalists, whose duties keep them in the press gallery during the whole of each day titling, have been dangerously iIL The atmosphere in the douse is either deadly on account of its impurity, or else the chilling draughts can be felt in almost every part of the Chamber. The ventilation of the whole buihiing is simply a standing disgrace to all who have had anything to do with it" 'Ihe only consolation is, that it will have tbe effect of shortening a most uninteresting session.

Want-of-Conftdence.

There are renewed rumours about a want of-confidence motion. The names of Messra DeLautour and fhechan aro connected with it, but nothing is definitely decided upon. The Ministerial joke is that Mr De- Lautour is the leader of the Opposition for the week. lam inclined to think that un less a want of confidence motion is moved tbis week, the session will terminate abruptly the third or fourth week in August.

Strength of Parties.

Things, politically, are rapidly approach ing a crisis. Tne Government are auxiously trying to force ova vote of want-of-con fidence before the Opposition parties can become thoroughly amalgamated. Major Atkinson bas expressed his intention of considering Mr Smith's motion upon going into Committee of Supply in reference to the Railway Employs' Salaries as a voie of want-of-confidence. Of course that is uot the intention of the Opposition. Mr Montgomery's personal following con sists of about 25, including Macandrewites. The Greyitcs are rapidly gaining strength in the House, and could reckon on at least iive-and-tweuty supporters ; but Sir George Grey himself does not desire office. There aie also Aye or six members who are hold, ing aloof from all parties. The probable outcome will be thai Mr DeLautour will be selected to move a vote of want-of-confid ence if the Opposition desire to have a trial of strength.

Memoval of Native Land Office,

Mr Dargaville intends tackling the Go vernment iv regard to their removing the Native Land Office from Auckland.

LEASE OF MOKAU COAL FIELD.

(BY TKLKGKAPn.—OWN CORRESPONDENT,

WAITARA, this day. MB GRACE has returned from Mokau, having successfully negotiated a lease upon satisfactory terms of the land, coal, and limestone on the south bank of the Mokau River fer Mr J. Jones, At the assembly of natives at Mokau, letters and telegrams from two noted half-caste women in Auck land wore produced, requesting the natives to forwaid statements to Auckland in order that money might be raised thereon, and stating that a Mr Abbott, of Auckland, had already been induced to entertain pro posals, and a half-caste was on the ground prompting the natives not to negotiate with Mr Giace, The Maniaopoto resented the interference of the halt caste women, and also ordered the half-caste away from Mokau, and all the natives at Mokau, 86 in number, signed Mr Jones's lease in one afternoon. An application will be made by the natives to the Chief Judge to allocate the claim of one of the half-caste women, whose claim is not ancestral. The mines at Mokau will now shortly be worked.

PROPOSED VISIT OF SYDNEY FOOTBALLERS.

A M.-.TING of footballeis interested in the proposed visit' to Auckland of a Sydney team was held at the Thames Hotel on Saturday evening, Mr T, Henderson pre siding. The following letter was first considered: -

Wellington, New Zealand. 3rd July, 1882. Tho Hon. Secretary Auckland Football Club. Dear Sir,—With roterenoe to the proposed visit to Sydney, I have reoelved a further communi cation from Mr Fletcher, in whioh he states that if we find it Impracticable to send a team to Sydney, tbo New South Wales Union will try io send a team to ua. To aid his committee in deciding whether this oan be done, he asks for certain Information, and requests me te take up the matter, and push it to an Issue. As the Southern clubs (Oanterbnry and Otago) will not co-operate in sending a team to Sydney, there appears but littlo chance of any New Zealand team visiting them this season, and I have accordingly written him to that effict. It now remains with them to doolde whether they can visit ns. With a view to assisting them In their decision, I shall be glad if you can inform me what terms you can offer as to expenses of the ISydney men. Also, what month would best suit you. They propose leaving In September, but, as that is rather late for New Zealand football, I intend suggesting August as a better month. I shall, ho were, be glad to hear your views on this subject. Mr Fletcher bsb a where they shquld first play, and, in reply, I, with your permission, will recom mend Auckland. As the question of expense is undoubtedly the main paint, I Bhall feel greatly obliged if yonr committee will take up the matter, and let me know as scon as possible what you could guarantee,—l am, Seo., Arthur T. Bate. Hon. S__retary, W.R.K.U.

The Chairman said it was estimated the trip would cost the Sydney team £500, and the principal question for consideration was what amonnt could be offered towards the expenses. After some little discussion it was resolved (1) " That the Auckland foot ballers would guarantee the Sydney team £100, also half surplus (if any), after pay ing expenses of ground, advertising, &c." (2) "That the suggestion of the Wellington Union that tbe first match should be played at Auckland about the end of August be adopted. (3) " That tbe city be canvassed for subscriptions in the event of funds being required to cover the cost of the dinner, &c." (4) " That a committee, consisting of captains and secretaries of the various clul)3 bs appointed to select an Auckland team to play against the Sydney men; also' to pick tho team to play Waikato at Hamilton on the 9th of August." (5) " That those footballers who consider them selves eligiole go into active training at once, the teams to consist of members of town clubs only.". This concluded the business. .

MR DARGAVILLE ON COLONIAL FINANCE.

Sons interest having been excited by the telegraphic reports about the speech re viewing the Financial Statement, delivered by the member for City West (Mr Darga ville), we have (by request) published it in extenso, from JS'o. 11 of " Hansard," which has now come to hand. This speech ap pears to be the only real attempt at a critical examination of New Zealand finance. The allusions to the sinking fund were met by Major Atkinson layiog on J;he table a return shewing how that fund wa3 invested, but no other reply has been made to Mr Dargaville. criticisms.

On the motion of going into Committee of Supply, . Mr DARGAVILLE said,—Sir, in the course I am taking 1 am acting entirely on my own responsibility, and not as the mouth piece or exponent of the views of the Op position, or any section of the Opposition. 1 ask honourable members to grant me a few minutes' indulgence—and I ask it the i more confidently because hitherto I have not troubled them very much—while I make a few remarks, as brief as the occa sion demands, upon some points in cennec tion with the Fiuancial Statement. In what I am about to say I am not animated by any spirit of hostility to the Government, On the contrary ray criticism will be entirely friendly, and I hope it will be accepted as such by the Government. It has been said iv the lobbies aud in the local Press that there is an intention on the part of the Opposition to move a vote of want of confidence in the Ministry this 1 evening. I can only say that lam entirely iin ignorance ot it, and any remarks I may make will be entirely innocent of such an intention. I shall simply refer to matters contained in this Statement which has been placed in our hands, and on which I desire information.

SINKING FUND,

The first matter I shall refer to is the Sinking Fund. I have spoken to several oldr.r members of the House on the subject, hut I am convinced that they are under the same cloud that I was under myself in refer ence to the existence of this fund. After careful inquiry, the conclusion I bave ar rived at is that this fund does not exist. I say there is no such sink ing fund as the Treasurer would have us believe in the tables attached to this statement. It is there stated that there is some £2,000,000 to the credit of accrued Sinking Fund; but I find that it really does not exist except so far as regards three mat ters—first, the loans of the Provincial Councils, and tbe earlier loans of the colony, some £400,000 or £500,000 of which are still in existence in the shape of float ing debentnies, and the management of the Sinking Fund—cow amounting to some £160,000—1 n respect of which is vested in a Board of Commissioners ; secondly, as regards the £1;000,000 of debentures guar anteed by the Imperial Government in 1870, for which a sinking fund of 2 per cent. is provided ; and, thirdly, as regards an old loan of £500,000 guaran teed by the Imperial Parliament in 1863. With these exceptions there is no sinking fuud properly so called, I admit that the debt of the colony has been reduced by occasional payments from £29,000,000 to £27,000,000, or thereabouts. I am speak ing in round cumbers to make the matter more easily intelligible. Rut what is (he meaning of an " accrued sinking fund ?" The word "fund" means a foundation— something permanent and reliable. •' Sink ing fund " means a fund set apart from time to tim. with a view of on some future occasion liquidating a debt; and "accrued siokiDg tund" means such fund added to from time to time. I say, again, there is no such fnnd in existence, for the moneys ap propriated to the purpose from year to year have been absolutely spent in the ex tinguisbment of our loans so far as they went. Supposing a man with £25,000 of promissny notes in circulation, after he had applied £2,000 towards the payment ot some of those promissory notes, should go 1 to his creditors aud say, " I have debts to the extent ot £25,000, but I have a sinking fuud of £2,000, and I wish to negotiate a fresh loan," would not the creditor say to him, "I like your prudence; I am glad you are making arrangements for the certain future extinguishment of your debt: let me see of what your sinking fund consists ?" And, supposing the borrower should say, "My sinking fund consists of my• own retrod promissory notes," he would be in exactly tho same position as the Colonial Treasurer, who says we have a sinking fnnd of over £2,000,000. I say the whole of that, with the exceptions 1 have stated, exists only in the colony's own paper held by the Colonial Treasurer him self. Whether that paper has been can celled or put in the (ire I know not,but I say we have no more right to regard that as a sinking fund than the man who holds his own retired promissory notes in his own possession, and tells hia creditors that he holds them for the redemption of his debt. I therefore trust the Treasurer, when he brings down another Statement, will be more honest and outspoken, and state, in all its deformity, the simple truth—namely, that we owe £27,000,000. Do not pretend tint we owe £29,000,000, and that £2,000,000 have been set apart, in the interests of our bondholders generally, to extinguish it; for that is a false representa tion. It has deluded me, aod I believe it has deluded a majority of honorable mem bers, and it is a mockery, a delusion, and a snare to the public creditor.

BANKING OPERATIONS,

The next matter I find in the Financial Statement, which I think demands some little explanation at the hands of the hon. gentleman, is this : I find that that we be gan the year with a considerable balance at our credit with the bank. I will not trouble the Honse with details. The credit balance in the bank was £689,000 in March, 18S1. In addition to that there were other assets in the shape of Treasury bills, deficiency bills, balance of £135,000 unsold Imperial-guaranteed debentures. At the .. .nd of the year—March, 18S2 -there was still a balance in tho bank ot £784,000, which, with other assets that may be reckoned 'as cash, brought the available cash balance up to over a million.. Amongst other trans actions during the course ot the year, the honorable gentleman has sold Treasnry bills to the value of £432,000, which money was, of course, paid into the bank. What I want him to explain is, why these Treasury bills were sold. They bear inter est at the cost of the colony at the rate of 3§d per cent, per diem, of £5 2s 7d per cent, per annum. .Now, the agreement with the bank is a very fair one, and cannot be cavilled at. The bank pay 4 per cent up to £80,000 j when over-£BO,OOO up to £400,000, it pays 3 per cent. ; and if there are any funds over £400,000 the bank may decline to allow any interest on the surplus, and in all probability they,will decline, I said tbe Hon. the Colonial Treasurer sold £432,000 of debentures, bearing £5 2s 7d per cm., interest. He paid that money into the bank, and in return for it we get something less than 3 per cent. Therefore, for whatever period this £432,000 may have lain there, there is a clear loss to the country oi from £8,000 to £12,000 per annum. lam as tonished that this matter has not presented itself to some more experienced member of the House, and that, instead of wasting hours here in quibbling over small items, such as £25 a year increase on the salary of an overworked clerk, we have not de voted ourselves to the consideration of these larger questions.

PKOPOSED LOCAL BORROWING.

The next part of the Financial State ment that has Interested me ia the proposal of tho Treasurer to ralss a loan in the colony of £250,000. It is not a new proposal, because I fiud that a similar proposal was made last year, but when the proposal wns made last year it was made in a some what bolder manner. There was a little less disguise.about it. I did give the Treasurer credit for one thing, and that was this: that, whateefr else he might bo, he had the courage.of his convictions, and that when he bad anything to say he would say it straight out aud talre the consequences. I liked him for that; but I am afraid I here see something different. He appears to bs sneaking away to some extent liom tho bolder proposal he made last year. The proposal was then to raise a loan in the colony for expenditure on.public works. I admit—and every person who has given the subject the consideration it is entitled to must admit—that it is a most desirable thing that the colony should owe its public debt to the colonists of New Zealand] so that the large amount paid annually for interest need not be remitted out of the colony. That is a most desirable thing, and no doubt it would happen if the money were in New Zealand; but, unfortunately, you cannot " tak' the brceks aff a High landman." You cannot get the money from the colony, because it is not here. I kuow what is in the honourable gentleman's mind in regaid to this matter. He has alteady tasted the sweets of colonial capital to some extent. The savings-bank deposit have furnished him with something like a million and a quarter ef money. The accumulated;.funds of the Insurance De

artment have supplied from £500,000 o £600,000, and the Department of the Public Trustee ha provided nearly another £100,000. The honourable gentle man has already handled from these sources about two millions of money, the property of the people of this colony, and invested it in his own paper. He has tasted blood, and he hankers for more. He sees now that in the banks of the colony there are some nine and a half millions of money — eight millions and a haif on deposit, and the rest in note-circulation—and he is han kering after it. A year ago he did not seek to disguise his intentions so much as he does now. He then said in his Financial Statement, "If the proposal fall to the ground, we shall have learned, at any rate negatively, something about our power of obtaining money locally." And, far ther, he goes on to say, "The pro ceeds of the loan it is proposed to use for public works. Authority will therefore be asked to pay them into the Public Works Fund, to be dealt with in due course by Parliament." That was last year. He seems to have thought a little over the matter since, and he now says, " The loan will be disposed of gradu ally, as it comes into favour, the object of the Government not being to obtain funds for expenditure, but to provide a class of security for the investment of savings," Sir, this is too thin, lam satisfied that the object of the Treasurer is to experiment in the direction of obtaining for the Govern ment a portion of the moneys at present deposited with the banks of the colony, in order that he may, to some extent, avoid the necessity ot going into a foreign market to raise his loan. 1 know that is in his mind. Now, let us inquire into this matter, It is true the banks have eight and a halt millions of the money of the people of the colony in their possession, but what do they do with it ? They lend it back to the people themselvfs, and not only that, but between five and six millions of the banks' own money as well, which is used in developing the resources of the colony, and facilitatiog commercial and other enterprises of the people. Now, let us assume that the honourable gentleman will succeed, as we know he will succeed, in raising the loan of £250,000 locally; he will then go on and raise a much larger sum by-and-by; and I venture to say that, to whatever extent he is successful in raising the money, to that extent will he inflict an injury upon the colony. And I will presently tell you why. The Treasurer in one part of his statement —and I gave him credit for that—says that his desire is to give every encouragement for the accummulation of savings; but are there not Government Savings Banks all over the country, and do they not provide exactly the same security to the public, and at the fame late of interest, which the honorable gentleman's debentures will afford ? It cannot be his intention merely to offer inducements for the transfer of deposits from the Government Savings Banks to be invested in his debentures—to take money out of one pocket and put it into the other. He is too practical a man for that. His object, as I said before, is to spread his net in order to catch some of the

TWO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

(_Y TELEGRAPH-OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

HELENSVILLE. this day. A seaman named Philip Manuel, of the barque Cabarfeidh, was seriously injured internally on Saturday by being jammed between two logs. Doctor Stewart attended and sent tbe sufferer to the Hospital. The injuries, it is feared, are fatal.

Constable Naughton, on Saturday night, broke his leg, through tripping in a small hole in the road. It was pitch dark. Dr Stewart set the leg yesterday morning. He expects his patient to be laid up for six weeks. Ooly a small bone was broken,

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before W. C. Dalfly and Jas. Baber, H_q.s, J.P.'s.)

Drunkards.—Six persons were oharged with drunkenness, and punished according to law. Hi-SB Stealing —John Wylie was charged wiih feloniously stealing a horse, valne £20. at Parawai, Thames, on the 29th ult.—On the ap plication of Mr Pardy the prisoner was re manded to the Thames.

Uns »em lv.—James Wright was charged with breaking a square of glass, value 10s, the pro perty of Geo. F. Brtmblecombe. of the Queen's Hotel, on Saturday night.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty.—Mr Brtmblecombe deposed thai on 8-tarda, night, after be had closed, hn heard a violent Kicking at his door. He refused to sucpiy the prisoner, who at once broke the glas . value 10. and escaped down the Kyber Pass Ro .d —John Heed .aw prisoner running, ana Identified him as Wright—Fined 20s and costs, or seven days la Mount Eden.

Obs fHt c i ion b.—Thomas Molloy was charged, on summons, with obstructing tbe carriage road, O'Oonnell street, by allowing a cart to remain thereon on the 6th instant.—Defendant pleaded _u(lty,—Mr Cotter appeared for Mr Goldle, and, having stated, the case, said he would only ask fnr a nominal penalty, this b:ing defendant's first offence, and In the hope tbat carters will be made to know that they must not offend in a like manner again.—Pined lsandcona.—Wm. Mackie, for a similar offence, was fined Is and costs.—John Rule appeared ln« answer to a summons ch_relng him with leav ing: building material on the footway In Vin cent-street, on the Gth Instant Defendant pleaded not guilty—Mr Cotter appeared tor tho Inspector In this case.— ihomaa Hodges, as sistant inspector, deposed that he observed a qu amity of mortar on the footpath between ten and eleven in the morning. He saw a man there, but he refused to give his name. He enquired of Mrs' Lee. and Bhe informed blm that the mortar was placed there by John Rule. —To defendant: There were two buckets of mortar there.—The Bench const-ered there was no danger to the public at that time In the morn in..—Mr Cotter asked tbat the case miitht be adjourned, In order to gee the evidence ot Mrs _.ea —Mr Hole said he did not place the mortar on the path. — Mr Cotter said lt could be shewn that Mr Rule wai the contractor, and consequently the responsible party; he had other evidence to offer.—John Thomas Knight, of Vincent-street, deposed that abont 9 o'clock on the Sth he saw several bar row loads of sand on the footcatb; did not know who pnt it there; he informed the Council.—George Goldle. Sanitary Inspector, proved his appointment. &c. Mr Rule had* no permission under the by-law to put mortar on the patb. — Patrick Hartley de posed that he placed the material there; he purchased it fcr Mr Lee; was usually employed by Mr Rule; wag paid by the day. He fetched bricks, lime and sand; mixed it on the path; it was for the purpose ot building a chimney for Mr Lee; it was on the Sth. Mr -otter said that mleht be correct; a portion was lett until tbe 6th. To the Court: He was work ing two days at the ohlmney. Mr Rule paid him. The Conrt considered the matter and were of opinion that Mr Rule was not responsi ble. Case dismissed.

assault.—John Condron was oharged with assaulting James Ah Bing. by striking him on the bead with a lump of meat, on the llth Inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty, Mr Cotter ap peared for complainant, and stated the oase, and {expressed his surprise that, after stating that he was sorry and would pay expenses, he should plead not gnilty. James Ah Blng was a shopkeeper In Queen-street: he had been natu ralised ;he k«ew defendant. He then -went on to state that' on the evening in queetlon. he was subjected to a eerie, of aneaults from defendant, who threw meat at him, aod struck him on the head aad body. Me complained. Defendant apologised; and told Mr Cotter he would pay the expense of summons, etc. He did not provoke defendant to assault him—To defendant: Did not call you bad names. Did not go Into Mr Barnett. BboD to abm-e yon, bat asked Mr Barnett to stop you from throwing port at me. There were several bojs with you —After the evidence of a lad in Mr Barnett's employ, tho Bench fonnd de fendant guilty on his own confession, and Imposed a flue of 20. and £2 lis costs, or 14 days in Mount Kden, '

A Tbrrib-k Woman—Maria Bmlth waa oharged with using violent language and threatening tho life of her daughter.—Prisoner denied the charge.—Mr Smith; a respectable looking man, gave a very unfavourable plotdre of marrien life. He had been compelled to live separate from his wife, and allow her 10s per weok.. He feared from his wife's threats ard continued annoyances that unless restrained pri soner would commit some act ot violence.—Jas. Cook deposed that he was passing along Kyber Pass, when Miss Smith oame to him in a state of alarm, and desired him to oo<ue <o"the houae. as Mrs Smith was breaking all the windows. Ho went down, when Mrs Smith Bald : "Oh! you are Oharley Johuson I" and threatened to knock his brain out with the heel of her boot. He tried to pacify her, but withont effaot The woman literally raved -with rage. It was stormy at the time.—Mr Smith Bald he had othor witnesses.—The Beech ordered defendant to And two "-uroties in £25 each to keen the peace for six months, or go to prison. Diriy Yabds. — Edward Murphy was charged with nogleoting to olear his private yard, in the Karangahape Road, on the 6:h inst.—Defendant pleaded guilty, and offered somo remarks la mitigation of the offence. Bis yard was in a low position, and withont a drain.—Mr Cdtter said this was a reason why defendant Bhould bo tho more care'uL He wou'dnot, however, ask for a heavy penalty. —Fined 5_ and costs.—Ann Reynolds, for not keeping her yard clean In West Qaeen-street, was fined Ss and costs

Dangerous. — Henry Kavanagh pleaded guilty to attempting to get Into a railway carrl-ue. on the 3rd inst., while the train was In motiO'i—Fined Bs and coats.

THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN.

(To the Editor.) Sib,—A great deal of interest has been exclt.il In the publio mind of 1 _te by the delivery o( leotores and sermons bearing either directly or touohlng incidentally upon the antiquity of man, and such cognate subjects as his origin, the greater probability of hi* progress or declension sHoe he first appeared upon tho scene, and hi* affinity, structural aad otherwise, to the lower forms of life. Now, as Dr Wallis and Mr Denton are ihe ablest exponents of the opposing theories, I woud respeotfully suenest that they Bhould arrange for a public debate, so .that those who feel at all interested may have the opportunity of carefully balancing the arguments to bo had on either side, and thus be resoued from tho inevitable result of being dete mined b» ex parte statements. The cause of truth may gain by suoh a dlalectlo tournament, and the cause ot charity undoubtedly will, and that largely, too. If the. principals in the affair wiii agree to hand over the proceeds to onr eleemosynary institutions.—l am, ao., .'" JHJe< : LUX.

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1 -Tin- INKS AND JOT AL L, Wholesale and Retail caßmk-_.a_-_.rs and upholsterers, and carpet warehousemen. :.' SHOBTLIAND-STBI-BT, Auckland. Importers and Manufacturer 8 of all kinds of I * . FURNITURE, IRON AND BRASS BEDSTEADS AND COTS. AND BEDDING. The Largest and Best Selected Sto-l. of V BRUS3E-S. TAPK..rttX. VELVET PILE, . ', KIDDERMINSTEB CARPETS, & HEAKTH BUGS I -, In tho North Island. 1 EHENCH & ENGLISH CRETONNES j At R-.dvoed Prices. English and Amerioan PERAMBULATORS & VELOCIPEDES, COIR AND FLAX . MATTINGS AND DOOR MATS. I f_^_-_lust received, a J..nor. Ship_.__st of II FANCY DRAWIN--ROOM ORNAMENTS, I CHIMNEY GL4.8383, I ! AND CONSOLE TABLES. I._j '/, Discount o» au. Cash Pubohabbs. 1 Taj INKS AND TTAhli I T IVEKPOOL AND LONDON AND i XJ GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. ' . OAPiTAt,______fi3,ooo.oofl §7 With Unlimited Liability cl Shareholder* I Specially Empowered by Aot of the Parliament j of New Zealand. 1 Annual lire Income, ezoeed_ng,.,Al,o_S.ooO [ Fire Reserve Fund . __ 1,600,000 I Accumulated Funds . 0,321.901 ..CBSES ADJ a U^ AND PAID H. f The Company ara prepared to aocept Risks on Buildings and their Contonts— whether mercan tile or otherwise—in the City and Buburb..at Lowest Cubbe^ Rates. JOHN IU CHAN AN,;/ ". A-EHT, BHOBT-AITO-S-B__-_, V """ TkTEW ZEAL AINU IX-SUKAMOJI , I XH COMPANY. Capital - -•- ■ - - - <n,0_0,008 Baaaazaaoe and Reserve Fundi _ Ano.ooo ÜBXBAL CONDITIONS. MODKBATX BATED PROMPT SETTLEMENTS. UNDOUBTED SECURITY, N.-5- INSURANCE BUXLDINSa GEORGE P. PIERCE Manage.. oT i. c. 3f\ PER CENT REDUCTION ON ALL .1 cash bales of China, Glass, earthenware, AT Edward .Lewis's. B, CUSTOMHOUSE-STREET, AUOKLAND. STOBMKEEPEBS, THE TBADE, AND Gbnkbal Public, Visit this Stobf, and BAVE YOUR money, EDWARD LEWIS is Agent for WALKER'S WHISKY, GRIIfFIN'S ALES, BABS'S ALES, GUINNHS-'a STOUT, AT 9, CUSTOMHOUSE-STREET EAST, AUCKLAND. JUST ARRIVED, EX LAIBA, SPECIAL SHIPMENT OF GRIFFIN'S SPARKLING ALES. in. DWARD TEWIS ■ Smokers, whose lndnlgonoo in the weed is continuous, should use lust snch a cordial as Udolpho Wolek's Schiedam aromatic Sohwapps, for these palpable reasons I Tobaooo drains tbo salivary glands and deranges the jServous organism. It is a powerful drug, that ■ tells on the strongest constitution. It invites 1- d_ suepsia, heartburn, Indigestion, nausea, often bringing on tremors, and its fumos impair the vision. While this elixir may obvj&te these •Malts,it will oertainly brace the system against I jtßtjerwcfatW pffeot*. j



I Special AdvertißemenTw, l qpHORNTON, SMITH .AND FIRTH ] HAVB FOR SALE. ---j 1 Crown Flour. In sacks, KWsanci;so"s "Champion",, „ ~ » "Cantab; !„ .< Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Wharf Mux, Anokland TMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT I I have bought, at auction, a Lot of i SLIGHTLY DAMAGED CARPETS, which will be sold Cheap. 80-lnoh Folt Carpet, 1/2., worth 1/6 Very Wide 51-lnch B-lt Carpet, _/7_, worm 4/6 150 Xardß Dutoh Carpet, 31 Inches, /8 yard to olg &r — _ ___._. Lot of Good Kidderminster Carpets, _7», worth 3/9 A Nioe Assortment of Tapestry Carpets, re duood from 3/6 27-inch Floorcloth, yMp** 3(Mooh Floorcloth. 1/3,, i/9, MS Lot Ot Cocoa Door Mats to clear, 1/6,1/11, 2/9 30 Hearth Kngs, beautiful patterns, 6/11, worth Double-width Scarlet Bepp, atl wool, 3/, worth 5/6 Crimson and Scarlet Moreen, 1/, worth 2/ Crimaon and Scarlet Damask, 27 inches, all wool reduced to 1/6, worth 2/6 Ladles' Cloth Jackets, Dolmans, and Ulsters, greatly reduced Fanoy Wool Squares, at half-price to clear, from/6 Towels from 2/6 per dozen The above linos are special, and worthy of at tention, and will be quloMy sold at above pricos; also, a Large Lot of Job Lines, worthy of attention. Five % Discount (Ono Shilling) off Every Pound f for Cash, at I WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN'S, JUNCTION JJRAPKRY -y^ARBHOUSB. UPPKR QUBBN-SIBKBT. Genuine Clearing Sale ov CLOTHING, iti wm__***iß* mSt -s-2 FLANNELS. &C„ &C, &0, gAMUKL (_OOMBES & _) 0 Having PURCHASED TBE PREMISES at present occupied by them. Intend mak ing Extensive Alterations to meet the requirements of their in creasing Business. Before the alterations are commenced, it wll be necessary to .' • Reduce their Immense Stock. In order to do this, Samuel Coombes & Co. WILL HOLD A CLEARING SALE Commenoing on FRIDAY NEXT. THK STOCK WILL BK REDUCED IN BACH DEPARTMENT TO SUOH PRICES A3 MUST EFFECT A SPEEDY CLEARANCE. In this Sale will be Inoluded the STOOK of the australian clothing and db-pbby Company. PURCHABED by SAMUEL COOMBES Se CO. FOR CASH. Also, about 60 casbs and bales of. goods Just Being Landed. Rbmbmbbb I—THE SALE COMMENCES OH FRIDAY MORNING. COME EARLY AND SECURE THB BARGAINS. QAMUEL r^OOMBES & r\o„ Thb new Zealand Clothing Company, 88, queen-street, Opposite Wyndham-Btreet, G.REAT CIEARING-OUT SaLE OF WINTER DRESS GOODS WINTER DRESS GOODS WINTER DRESS GOODS MANTLES MILLINERY MANTLES MILLINERY MANTLES MILLINERY AND GENERAL DRAPERY GENERAL DRAPERY GENERAL DRAPERY PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. "C^NTIRE STOOK REDUCED. Also. TBN PER CENT, (or TWO SHILLINGS In tho Pound) DISCOUNT allowed on all CASH PURCHASES ovbb One Pound. THIS Clearing Sale TO LAST Six Weeks Only After whioh no DISCOUNT WILL BE ALLOWED. ['■A ■ INABURY & rtO„ ;| f; 20-1 Se JOB, ÜBBN-STRKET.S TTTALCIONE & ORIENT STEAMER. We are now Opening np from above Vessels tho VERY LATEST STYLES In 'MUllnery (very stylish) Dress Goods Untrtmzned Bonnets Plain) and Brocaded and Hats Velvets x The New Flower Head Plain and Brocaded Uress Velveteens Lace Goods Mantles and Jaokets Fanoy Wool Goods Ulsters Taffeta Glaoes Hosiery KID GLOVES (IST CHOICE), not tO DO had elsewhere. Blankets I Towels Flannels, Plain & Twill Corsets Calicos I Cretonnes Sheetings I Tea Cloths, Seo. A Very Complete Assortment of BABY LINEN AND LADIES' Sc CHILDS1 UNDBROLOTHING. Boys' Snltß 1 Collars Boys' Ulsters Shlrta Boys' Hats I Hosiery T-aiMS 15 per Cent. Discount for Cash. Milne and Choyce, AUOKLAND. r|IHE FACT IS NOW ASSURED JL THAT INCIPII-N. CONSUMPTION, chronic bbonohitib, asthma, thboat and luns complaints, nervoub and wasting diseasbß are permanently relieved, the worst symptoms arrested, and a healthy re action produced by AIOKIN'S BYRUP OF EUCALYPTUS Wif j H_^_»j____i________ vi LliiE aNu dt.l_.lH_.. These great results are owing to the combination of NBBVB AND DRAIN TONIO. that lend increased sustaining powers to the Invalid, added to whioh Is the SFBCttT-O ACTION of the Eucalyptus on the mucua mem branes, whereby the air passages are cleared of unhealthy secretions in a natural manner. _ " Daily evidence is afforded of tho per manent resuscitating action of this remedy—so that all who suffer should at once make a trial of Its eminent proper ties. The Eucalyptus Syrup is moderate in prioe, and within the reach of all who need It. It la a pharmaceutical combina tion of tonto alkaloid, with hypophos phites.and not a secret nostrum. > Registered and gazetted under "Tho Trades Marks Registration Aot," by .Graves Aickin, The Pharmacy, Auok land. Wholesale Agent i Thu Nbw Zealand Drug Oomp an* ■, .



Special A._ver-i_emen_B. W. J. H OBST & C°\ HAVE ON SALE PRIME WHITE TUSCAN SEED WHEAT TARTARIAN SUED OATS BELL' 3 i In. BONEDUST BELL'S BONB-T-OUR NEWCASTLE BONEFLOUR VICTORIAN BONEDUST AUCKLAND BONEDUST PERUVIAN AND OTHER GUANOS SUPER PHOSPHATE HURST'S MIXTURE, &C, Sec, &C. Also, PRIME TABLE POTATOES And, OATEN CHAFF (Superior Sample) MAIZE, OATS, BRAN BARLEY, FOWL WHEAT WOOD'S FLOUR, SHARPS BARLEYMBAL. OATMEAL Sea., Sco,, Sec WE HAVE ALSO IN STOOK AND TO ARRIVE, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OS" EVERY DESCRIPTION, STEAM ENGINES THRASHING MAOHINES. DRILLS. &c., &c„ &a. Wo J. Hurst & Co., 101, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland.