SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

SATURDAY ItVEStSO. Crownthorpe, barque. Everett, from London John Knox, barque, Forater, from Nowcastlo Gazelle, birquo, Worth, from Newcastle Island Lily, Drtrfantine. Cooper, from Chatham Islands __~ Cygnet, schoonor, Ross, from Whantmroa nnffl, schooner, I'earoe. from Ngunguru Flnual, s.."i,_ Norris, from Mangawai Y-ESTIRDA.Y. Adelaide, schooner, Dunn, from Sydney Mariner, sohoonor. Qaeon, from Rpsssu Opotlki, achoonor. Collings. from Whangarel Hawk, Government sohoonor, Grey, from a cruise TO-DAY. Christina, sch., Branson, from BP»gJ Advance, sch., McKanzle, from Lyttelton Oooan, sohoooner, Gocklleld, from Russell

DEPARTURES.

YBSTJSRDAY. Hablcht, H.1.G.M.5., Kuhn. for Sydney TO-DAY. Rotomahana, s.s., Underwood, for Russell Glenelg, S.S., Stephenson, for Ru-Sell Flootwing, schooner, Mclvcnzle, for Hoklanga

IMPORTS.

Per G_M!ol!o from Newcastle-988 tons coal, 05 tons bonedust, 75 pairs Bhafts, 1235 felloes.

Por Island Lily from Chatham l_lan<is-2lfn sacks wheat, 172 bales w001,4 bales fungus, J casks tallow, 3 hides, 3 bales locks. Per Adelaide from Sydnoy-210 tons bonednst_ 25 tons kerosene shale. Per Adelaide from Sydney- 800 socks JI bone dust.—G. S. Jakins. Par John Knox from Nowcflst!o-370 tons coal,' i.Bhafta, 780 felloes.

Pet Rotomah»na-300 boxes sperm candles 200 boxes pßtrollno randies, 103 casos Peaks stoneless Jams, 18 oases Canterbury cheose, 2 oases Canterbury hams and bacon.—a. w. Bluaey ai d Co. Ex Crownthorpe from London—s qr-casks and id oases remhor's whisky, 1 tank figs and sul tanas, 6 casks olover seeds.—John Reid & l_o. Per Crownthorpe. Irom London —11 bales corkwood .-Dutton Bros., cork manufacturers. Upper Queen-street.

5 cases iron bedsteada, 9 cases linoleum, 1 caso embossed plushes.—Winks and Hall. Per (Jrownthorpe. from London-Plain cot tons, Al2 000; OOloured cottons. £600; printed cottona, fiSiO; wollena and worsteds. £1100; flannels, JB100; linen, in case. £100; cottons ana WoUens, B500; millinery. £2<JO; stays. £600;, haberdashery. £1500; umbrellas, £200; cotton and llnon shirts, 4200; apparel, £3500; blankets, fisoo: carpets and rugs, £300; felt hats and caps, £800: dreaaed leather. £6CO; wrought leather, #160; saddlory, £lt0; floor oloth, £210, luoifors, £230; agricultural implements, £80; agricul tural machinery. £1.50; rails and general machi nery, £1800 ; booka. £50 ; paper. 571 cwt; stationery, £200; paperhangings, £60; uphols tery, £030: Iron bedsteads. £50; tinware, £lo0: brushware, £10; toys, £10; Arc artns, £30; pianos, £100; corka.£Ho; clooks and watchea, JMfr: perfumery. *30; agricultural and garden seeds, £800; pipes lother than clay), £20: gun powder. £cwt; safety fu*o, £70; iron tanka,£lo; load shot, 7 tons; chain and anchors, 1 ton: hardware outlary, £1900: bar and rod iron, 28 tons; pig Iron, 25 tons; galvanised iron, 5 tons; Sheet lead. 10 tona; copper. 1 ton; tin plates, 100 boxes: iron nalla, 25 tons; wire and wire rope, 76 tona; Unseed oil, 1550 galls; olive oil In bulk, 170 golis; paint colours, £330; pitch and tar,s barrels; flintglass, £110 ; foreign window glass, 505 cases; china and earthenware, £793 ; class bottles, £70; canvaa, £260; lines and twines, £70 ; cement, 130 barls ; brandy in case, 680 galls ; rum, 9.0 Balls ; geneva, 2000 galls; British spirits In bulk, 1930 galls; ditto In case, 90 galls; perfumed spirit. 10 galls; beer glass, 53 barls; salt fish. £60: assorted oilmen's sf__Mfl« £100: vinegar, 639 galls; foreign salad oil, 290 galls; pepper and spices, 1 cwt; cocoa, 21 cwt; mustard, £20; starch, £15; pearl barley, 2 cwt : rloe, 50 cwt; -white salt, 50 tons; rock salt, soda oryatala, 5 tons; bi-cai bonate soda, 20 owt; candles, Bri tish and foreign, 661 cwt; soap. 7owt; raialns, 91 cwt; currants, 120 cwt; French plums, 10 cwt; figs, 25 owt: liquorice juice, 2 owt; gin ger. 14 owt: treacle, 30 cwt; confectionery aud neel.£so: chemicals (not described), £30; apo thecary ware. £500; condensed milk, £100: corn Hour, £10. Total declared valae of cargo. £32,700, Per Rotoraahana, from Melbourne—2so bags bonodust 50 coses sauce, 510 boxen and 100 half chests and 35 cheats tea, 230 bass wheat, 10 bales wOolpaoks. 1000 mats and 109 packages sugar. 6 atone steps. 10 bundles and 6 planks and 399 ploces timber. 3 coils rope. 17 packages sundries. From Hobart—loo casts jam, 15 half-coses fruit. 10 bags seed. From Bluff -4 klidorkins and 2 barrels ale. 1 oaBC. From Dunedin—6o mtts sngar, 25 packages tobaoco, 6 oaaea pianoo, 105 sacks oatmeal, 60 aaoka _10nr,3;5 Ingots tin, 2 lengths and 4 coils lead pipe, 2 rolls sheet lead, 2 hhds ston», 31 caies dregs. 28 pack ages sundries. From Lyttelton—77 bales sacks. 2 hickory piauka. 23 cases cheese, 1 case., bacon, ZaOsacka malt, 6 oases joliy.l7 bags grass seed.U packages sundries. From Wellington—lo stone Stem 800 boxes candles, 6 cases meats, 100 tags molt, 24 coses sundrlrs. From NapUr— 18' racks laid, 3 packages sundries.

IswAßTjg COASTWisrt.—Bouth Carolina, ft.im Barrier, with 4J Mns wood ; Sovereign of the SeiS, from Tryphena, with 10 cons firewood; opotlki. from Whangarel. with 57 tons coal; Four aisters, from Omaha, with 36 tons lire wood; Boaay, from Kennedy Bay, with 21,900 feet timber; Cygnet, from Whtngaroa, with 91 Backs gum. 1013 ft timber ; Lee, from Wal heke, with 42 tons wood; Mariner, from Rus sell, with 106 tons coal; Gem, from Ngunuru, ■with 21,025 ft sawn timber: Zillah, from Thames, with 26 000 ft timber; Paku, from Tairua, with 23,000 ft timber; Totaro, from Tairua, with 23,88816 baulk, and I,loßft sawn •timber. *

OotwabdS CciSTWiSK.—Four Slaters, for Coromandel, with 12,000 feet sawn Itimber. 6 tons coal; Whangarel, for Whangarei; with i railway waggons ; Gem, for Tairua; Pakulfor Tairua.

The schooner Advance arrived from Lyttel ton this afternoon in ballast. She left that port on Monday last; and experienced light fine southerly weather during the passage up: Passengers—Mr ahd MrS Prefys and two children.

The P.M.B.R. Zealandla may be expected to arrive from Sydney early to-morrow. The qua rantine having now baen removed she will come to the wharf direct and there discharge hor in ward cargo.

The three-masted schooner Adelaide arrived from Sydney, after a 11 days oossoge, on Satur day night. Light S. and S.E. winds were ex perienced throughout the voyage.

The barque Gazelle left Newcastle 011 the 11th Instant. Experienced light S.S. and E. winds to the North Cape, which was made at 3 a.m. on the 22nd. Then ;e light variable winda and lino weather until arrival on Saturday evening.

The barque Joan Knox arrived from New castle on Saturday night, after a passage of 20 days, uhe left Newcastle on the sth, -with E.N.E. wind. On the 6th the wind veered to S.K., and blew a gale up to the 11th, with heavy sea: wind then moderated, and hauled east, with line weather up to the 18th. when It hauled round to westward up till the 21st, when the North Cape waa rounded, thence till arrival had light southerly and S.E. winds and fine weather.

The Union Company's Rotomahona and the g.B. Glenelg were to leave for Russell at spm this evening, carrying excursionists to the Regatta,which takes place thereon Wednesday next.

The sohoonor Kate McGregor Is on the berth at Dunedin for this port.

The brigantino Island Lily arrived from Chathams yesterday. Captain Cooper reports: Left Walngaroa, Chatham Islands, on Monday evening. February 13. with a light southerly wind. Next day is fell calm, and towards night ■ breeze sprang up from tha N.W„ whioh continued until making the land (Sable End) on Friday, tha 17th. Beat up round the East Capo, sad put into Hick's Bay on the evening of the 20th. Left again next morning with a light breeze from the eastward, which died away abreast of White Island. From thence till arrival on Saturday, the 25th, calms and light variable winds, Passengers: Messrs J. If, Denton. A, Cass, K. Brldgemon, J. Roderick, and F. Johnson,

By arrival of the Island Lily we learn that the Peruvian brigantino Maria Virginia, in charge of Contain Harvey. With a cargo of sugar from Peru bound for Lyttelton.put into port waltangi On Monday, 31st January last. She met with a heavy westerly gala after sighting Cape Turna gala, doing considerable damage to her hull, spars, rigging, and sails, also damaging the rudder, whioh compelled them to bear up for theChathams. Her cargo was being discharged when the Island Lily lew.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROTOMAHANA.

The S.s. Rotomahana, 1727 tons, Capt. T. Underwood, arrlvod at 10.30 a.m. to-day. She left Melbourne on 15th, called at Hobart en 17tb, arrived &i Bluff on 20th. reached Port Chalmers on 2md, called atLytteltoa (in 23rd, Wellington on 24th, Napier on 23th. and Gis borne on 26tb, sailing thence for Auckland on same date at 11 a.m. On tho voyage from Mel bourne to Bluff met with strong 8.W., gales andhoavy aoa, and on the coast fine weather With light variable winds. Passengerß :— Baloon— Mr J. H. Blaokwood, Mrs Blackwood, Miss Morgan, Mrs Honoyman, Mrs Parsons, Mlbs Parsons, Miss JenQlngs, Mr.-j Hasty. Mr ißtabbs, Mr Syme, Col, Shelton, Mrs Shelton, Mr Blumenthal, Miss Russell, Mr and Mrs Wallace, Mr J. E, Mason, Mr and Mrs Qntham, Mr Fryer, Mr Murray. Mr Flndlay. Miss King, Mr and Mrs Tonka, Mr Jones, Mr Leo and ser vant. Professor yon Haast, Professor Salmond, Mrs Salmond, Miss Lairg, Mr and Mrs Tan cred, MrJ.H.LeCr6n, Rev. B. Dudley, Mlsb Dudfey, Mr Grlffln, Professor McGregor, Mrs McGregor, Professo* Sale. Rev. Mr Molntoeh, Mr and Mrs Braseoy, Mr Nancarrow, Miss Nan oarrow, Mr Keyle. Rev. W. Habons, Mrs Habens, and 20 in the steerage. We are In debted to MrChas. H. Hudson, purser, for late flies, passenger lists, eto.

ARRIVAL OF THE CROWNTHORPE.

The barque Crownthorpe, under onarter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived from London on Saturday night, after a pas saga of 106 days. Tho Crownthorpe visited this f vott about six years ago. The only passengers are Mrs Kverett and ohildren, wlo arrive in nood health. Captain Kverett reports of the voyage as follows;-" Lett London on Nov. 2nd, and passed the Downs on the 4th ; experienced fine weather down channel. Landed the pilot on the Cth off the Btart, and on the Bth sighted St. Agnes, Sollly Isles. Had moderate SAW. and S.H.W. winds until the 25th when off Madeira. Had a succes sion of light winds until the N.E. trades were picked up in 29 N„ 19 W. These oarriod to 6N. Kxperlenced light variable winds constantly from South, the current setting strongly from W.. Until tho B. H. trades were picked ap la 1 8„ 81 Wi, on December 15th, Lost the traders tn 10 8.. 28 Wi, on Christmas day. On ttth Slanted the Martin Vas rocks off : Trinidad, and had light variable winds i natll the Mat P«a«_d the longitude o( tho Uape on January 14th. Ron down the ousting between tbo latitude of 43 > and 40. t Came Bouth ol Tasmania with pleasant i weather, the prevailing winds being V?. Were oil Tasmania on February 15th. Had if sir flu to North Capo, with constant SiW. wind.. | Sighted Cape Maria Van Dloman on thoa.no at mlinlghti Light winda and calms nntll Cape tl Biett wis reached. At 3 o'olook on Saturday t morning bod easterly breeze, whioh carried to vIH _______

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. Macgregor, s.s,, Amodeo, from Waltara DEPARTURE. Rowena, s.s,, Scott, for Wonganul

The s.s, Rowena loft lor Wanganni at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Tha a n Lalla Rookh, which left for Waltara ou Saturday, conveys 1 thither V. paohages Baahes. 212 packages joinery, snd 25 paokoges sundries. • The Union Company's s.s: kanaka should arrive with the outward San Francisco mall from the South about 6.30 8.. n. to-morrow. She returns South according to announcement at 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

The Northern Company's steamer Macgregor arrived from Waltara yesterday morning with 30 head of cattle, 200 sacks grass seed, i packages sundries, and tha following paasen aers-Mlßsos O'Brien, Litchfield, and Lawrenca, Sießars Pinnook, (Harvey. Howard. Mow Wilklo. Blow, Cleon, and Dawson. She leaves at 5 o'c'ock this afternoon for the same port.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Russell, this day. Sailed : Ocoan. with manganese. Welling rotf, this day. Tha following passengers leave by the Wanaka for the North :-Mr and Miss Nathan, Mr? Slender Mrs Heaphy. BUhoj, Kedwcod »__•» Rniffi Messrs Bowern, kubsoii, iviaxweu, Tait' Medland, Ky™. Wilkin, Barclay (Mall Igent) and assutant, and 15 in the steerage. Dunedin, this day. Arrived: Aros Bay, Willis, from London, 83 days out. bluff, this day. Arrived :-Rotorua - Passengera in siloon for Auckland:- Misses Aveling and Williams; Messrs Dejersey, Walsh and Carter.

COMMERCIAL.

Evehinc. Star Office, Monday. Messrs Ccohrane and Son held a sale of allotments situated at tha North shore to-day. at their Fort-street land mart, in the estate of the Uto Colonel Wynyard. The following prices were realised, at per foot!-Lots 1 and 2, Vk • 3 183 6d • i 20s: 5 and 6, fit 4s 6d; 7to 11. « ss r, 12 fills6d; 13,18s 6d; 11. lisßd! 15 and 10, loi; 17 to 20, lto fid: 21 to 21. ssl 3d; 25 and 28, 5b- *7, 7s; 28,95; 29,125: 30,12s 6d; 31 and 32, 10a Jdi 33 and »1 8s 6d: 35 tod 36. 6.; 37 and 38, 6* 8d; 39. «12 (the lot): 10. M (the lot); 11 and 12, 7s- 43 8» 6d; 41. Us 6d. The sale was largely attended, and bidding spirited. Total amount ol sale. £2,300.

Mail Notice.

hails will close as under.— This Day. For Russell.Kawokawo. etc., per Rotomahona, for Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongbnul, per Glenelg, at 1.30 p.m. For Tauranga, Ohlnomutu, and Opotlki, per Wellington, at 130 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 28th Instant. For Port Fitzroy, por Watarlily, at 8 a.m. For Talma, per Totara. at 9 a.m. For Thames, per Rotomahona, at 9 a.m. For Waiwera, Kavran, Omaha, and Matakana, por Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. For Whnngaroa, per Cygnet, at 1 p.m. Per s.s. Zealandio, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States Of America. Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. For money orders registered letters, and newspapers,'at 11.30. a.m. Lato letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Moil Agent on board the ateamer up to the time of sailing. This mail will be due in London, on Mon day. April 10. 1832. For Toranakl and Southern ports.por Wanoko, at 1 p.m. For Levnka and Snvs, per Talaroa. al 4 p.m. For Tairua, per Paku. at 3 p.m. For Whtingarei Heads, vVaipu, Wangarei, Kamo, and Mangapol, per Argyle, at .1.30 p.m. S, B. 8138. Chief Postmaster. Chief Poet-office. Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

February 27.1888. ] Theatre Royal—Mastodon Star Minstrels and Star Dramatic Company, " Uncle Tom s Cabin, —8 p.m. Masonic HalL Prlncea-streot— Lodge St. Andrew, 730pm. ,

Birth.

CAMPBELL. -On February 27, at her residence, Lome-street, the wife of Mr James Campbell of a son. FREEMAN—At her raaldenoa, Tamaki, the wife of Joseph D. Freeman of a son.

Marriage.

CHRISTOPHXR- GORDON. —On the 19th February, 1882, at St Patrick's Cathadral, by the Rev. Father Walter MoDonald, Henry Chrlstophor. of Auokiand, to Maria Gordon, Of County Roscommon, Ireland.

Death,

BOYCE.—On February 25, at her lale residence, Chapel-street, Charlotte, the youngest daugh ter of James and Charlotte Boyce, aged 19 yeara, deeply regretted by all who knew hor. The funeral will leave her lata residenoe. Chapel-street, to-morrow (lue»d<iy). at half past 3 o'clock. Friends please accept this intimation. NICHOLLS.-On the 36th February, at the resi dence of Mr Geo. H. Leaning, Wellesiey street, Doris Vary, youngest daughter of A. and J. Nlohtlls; aged 21 months. The funeral will ieavo thla afternoon, at 3.3a —Melbourne papers please copy.

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

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1882.

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

Our local news ot Saturday last embraced an item to the effect that the Thames Deep Level Tribute Company had resolved upon requesting the New Zealand Government to give a subsidy towards the purchase of a diamond drill for use in gold-mining opera tions, Considering the immense advantage of this drill, it is matter for aurpri.e that it hai not been more widely used on the gold fields of this colony. In gold-mining opera tions in California, and the colony of Vic toria, the diamond drill has been instru mental in developing vaat mineral resources which otherwise mutt have remained con cealed in Nature's storehouse. The chief utility of the diamond drill is in the prov iag of country supposed to be auriferous, in a way much more effective and inexpen sive than the sinking of shafts and driving of IcreU. Tho Instru ment, as now perfected.can be used either from the surface, or from any existing level of a mine, and it can be driven either perpendicularly, hori zontally, or diagonally, upwards or down wards, at any angle. The tabular drill driven into tho strata registers, inch for inch, the nature of the deposits which have been pierced, and thus determines exactly whether any gold or other valuable ore exists, or ia what locality or quantity it is to be found. The drill can drive through the hardest quartz at a rate of 30 feet a-day, and is said to require but little repair or re newal of parts. When it is remembered how many mines have had thonsands of pounds sunk in them without any return, and have had to be abandoned for want of funds when they were, perhaps, on the very threshold of success, the value of such an invention as this must be apparent U_. tract of country can be proved, and the direction of its gold-bearing reefs ascer tained at a tithe of the cost of the old system of sinking shafts and driving levels and stopes in the search for the vein of gold; and the low-lying strata can in like fashion be tested from any level of existing shafts. In Victoria, mines have been so proved to the depth of 825 feet, and gold has been struck at varions depths, 'ihe great value of the diamond drill to the gold mines in this province cannot be gainsaid. We believe, indeed, that it would be money well spent for the Government to put down trial borings all over the colony in localities where the mineral indications are encouraging. The cores thus obtained should be kept in tne district museums, and wonld prove invaluable, both as a guide for mining investment, and a practical text-book to the student of geology. There need be no fear on tbe part of gold-miners that the introduc tion of this useful machine brings any disadvantage to them, either in the way of taking away their employment or re ducing their wages. The reverse is the proved result of the introdnction of the diamond drill. It does not by any means supersede the miner; it supplies him, on the contrary, with a very widely extended field of labour, calling for additional workmea, and in America it has been found that wherever the drill is extensively used the wages of miners have been considerably enhanced. We trust, therefore, to see the invention fairly tried in the proposed deep level workings at the Thames, and we are pretty sanguine of its complete success.

The "Herald" and the Late Strike.

Tins morning's "Herald," which consti tutes tbe monthly summary for Britain and America, draws a most crronco'is conclusion from the recent dispute between tho Union Sash and Door Company and a section of their employds. And this because the con* elusion is based npon unreliable "(facts,* and which are contradicted in our con temporary's own news columns. The load ing article is a piece of special pleading on behalf of the prosperity of the colony, and the recent strike is dragged in to supply testimony to the scarcity of labour, in the fact that " within a fortnight all, or nearly all, tbe men on strike had found employment." With all deference to our reverend granny, we scarcely think that conclusion is at all deducible from the course of the recent dis pute. The strike, to begin with, was not of large proportions—only some 70 men and hoys being involved in it; yetnow.fourweeks after work was stopped, thero are 14 men, or 20 per cent, of the whole number, still idle. Then it must be boine in mind that, though none of these men have gone back to the Union Company's employ, that com pany has experienced little or no difficulty in finding men to fill the places of tbe strikers, Further, in spite of the fact that the factory was unusually busy at the time of the strike—the dispute arising over a question of working over-time—opera tions had not been interfered with by the strike,and orders have been fulfilled without any marked delay. The facts, to our way of thinking, rather bear out the conclusion that theie is no scarcity of workmen in the colony, when the positions of a large number of skilled carpenters, eta, can be so readily filled as have been those in the Union Sash and Door Company's fac tory, and when so many men are still being I

supported in idleness by their fellow-work men. The Colony is pretty equally balanced in the matter of work and workers, and what it wants more imme diately is men of intelligence, capital, en terprise, and energy to open up new manu facturing industries. If there were employ ment, there would be no lack of workmen, and no need of free or assisted immigration to bring thousands to our shores. We have every faith in the resources of the Colony, and fully admit the present very promising aspect of affairs, in the North Island parti cularly. It is because New Zealand is so prosperous, and shows such signs of making rapid aud substantial progress that we protest against the employment of any claptrap to induce an inflnx of population to ber shores. No con ceivable good can result from a concealment or distortion of facts bearing upon this question. A population brought hither on false pretences could not prove a very desirable class of colonists ; and the employ ment of such weak and fallacious arguments as those of the "Berald" is more calcu lated to arouse suspicion than to engender confidence in the minds of those whom they are intended to influence.

The Channel Tunnel.

At the first blush it would seem that tho proposed Channel Tunnel to connect Franco and Britain by rail, if carried into effect, could only be productive of great and mutual benefit to these nations, and in directly to other Continental States as well. And in this view, the opposition offered to the scheme by high military authorities in Britain, and the cold water thrown on tho proposal by the "Times," muet appear to be the result of groundless fears, or the out come of Conservative proclivities. But the persistency of the opponents of the proposed tunnel has been successful in drawing the attention of the British Government to the subject, and State sanction to the scheme is meanwhile withheld until its probablo dangers have been fully considered. There is but one ground for alarm, and it is this : That the existence of railway communication would place England at the msrey of a French invasion. It is easy to reply to this that it would equally place Franco at the mercy of an aggressive movement on the part of Britain ; but to reply so would be to seem to affirm the exploded proposi tion that two blacks make a white. The British nation is essentially peace-loving; it has no ambitious designs upon any of its Continental neighbours; and in these circumstances facilities for aggresiion do not form a quid pro quo to Britain. Grant ing the Uhannel Tunnel to be of equal utility for military operations to the two nations directly interested, it is obvious that it is practically of far greatsr relative value to a military Power than to a Government devoting Its atten tion to distant colonisation, indus trial and commercial pursuits, and domestic legislation. France, the Re public, might, indeed, be safely relied on as a peaceful ally, but there is no ksowing how soon France might again bo under Imperial sway, and her martial people aroused to the call of military glory. In the event of France adopting a hostile atti tude towards Britain, the result would be this :—With the tunnel in existence, the British line of defence, instead of being, as now, hor coast fortifications and her unsur passed floating armaments, would be limited to tho British end of the tunnel. This end Britain would require to have strongly fortified, or have a garrison of soldiers stationed there, in order tq gnard against a sudden surprise or night attack. Even these extraordinary means would not ensure tho same measure of safety as she now enjoys. In short, it Is evident that a military Power like France, if she secured this means of entrance into British terri tory, would have advanced more than naif way on the road to complete conquest It may be that the works could be so constructed that the tunnel could at a moment's notice bo rendered useless for purposes of transport; but tho mere mention of such a proviso shows that there is real ground for the feeling of in security engendered by the scheme, and suggests the prudent conclusion that the tunnel had better be left unformed.

It Is impossible to estimate what Great Britain owes to her insular position. There is a curious speculation indulged in by some reader of ancient records that within the historical period England wa3 actually united by land to France. The evidence in support of this is chiefly negative, based upon the fact that ia old writings, when a journey to France is spoken of, there is no reference made to the sea voyage. But geologists oiler a plausible argument of the positive kind from the identity ot thi strata on the opposite shores of the Channel, aud the fact that there ia no great depth of water at any part. Supposing this to have iN.cn tho state of things, its continuance would probably have prevented Britain ever attaining the position of an independent kingdom, and in all probability she would have been to the present day a province of France.

" Whofs done, we partly may compute, Bat know not what's rrslsted;" and while these speculations are for the most part vain and unprofitable, it may safely be said that, at two more recent peiiods, the British Empire would have been In serious danger of extinction bad the means of communication by land existed between England and the Continent. Three centuries ago, had the legions of Spain effected a landing on British soil, our independence would have been endangered; and that they did not get landing was owing to our being "compassed by the inviolate sea/ and guarded by the invincible " wooden walls "of our navy. Still later, when "Napoleon's banners at Boulogne" bad spread tho fear of invasion into every British home, who shall say what might have been the result had the Channel Tunnel been in existence 1 Recognising what she owes to the thin strip of water which separates her from the Continent, Britain , may well hesitate about taking any step which would deprive her of this invaluable natural bulwark and expose her to the attacks of powerful and aggressive States. The Channel Tunnel project would thus seem to be far iv advance of the times. If we were even witbin measurable distance of " tho federation of the world," of which the poet dreams, the completion of such a work might be hurried on as a means of furthering the dawn of the period of uni versal peace and brotherhood. In the present state of international relations, supposing these to bo maintained, the Channel Tunnel would prove of immense commercial utility, and would be a power ful civilising agent. But, while it is ten thousand pities that such an important work should be hindered, and such a 1 desirable consummation retarded, the dictates of prudence must not be dis regarded, and the Channel Tunnel must not be made unless under such conditions as will ensure to Britain the steady pursuit of her great peaceful destiny. The con struction of the tunnel would inevitably change the whole character of British mili tary policy, and a large increase of the stand iog army must follow to place England on the same footing as her neighbours.

Among the passengers who arrived by the Rotomahana to-day were Mr Joseph Syme of the " Melbourne Age," Rev. Mr Dudley, Miss Dudley, and Mr Nancarrow, Government Inspector of Machinery.

TheAuctcland Branch of the H.A.C.B. Society have decided to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a right loyal manner. Sports will take place in the Domain, and a select ball will be held in the Choral Hall in the evening. A strong committee has been appointed to carry out the arrange ments, and there is no doubt the ball will be a grand success.

Mr William Bamford delivered one of his characteristic addresses last evening to a large audience in the Theatre Royal, under the auspices of the V.M.C. A. This evan gelist arrived in Auckland about twojmontbs ago, and has been preaching in various places.including the churches of Pitt-street, Franklin Road, Mount Eden, and the Thames. The style of Mr Bamfotd.s speaking differs from the usual method adooted by most preachers. He has not been to Oxford or Cambridge for his educa tion. Sprung from the toiling masses of Lancashire, he set out about a quarter of a century ago to preach the Gospel, and dur ing many years has laboured in all parts of Great Britian. The writer of this well remembers him about a dozen years ago, in Liverpool, where crowds of people flocked nightly to hear him, numbers being converted. Mr. Bamford, like Joseph Arch, is a born orator, standing 6ft. high, with a com manding figure, ruddy countenance, dis tinct utterance, with great powers of homely domestic illustration, sharp ready wit, and full of pathetic stories drawn from 1 his own observation and experience. Mr Bamford is accompanied by his family, his wife being an educated and highly intelligent Christian woman. He goes to the Thames next Sunday for a series of special services. The Mendelsahon Quintette Club concerts commenced in Melbourne in the presence ot a fairly numerous and highly appreciative audience.

On Saturday afternoon the non-commis sioned officers of the Victoria Rifle Company presented Major Derrom with a handsomely tramed shield containing their portraits, with that of the recipient in tkc centre.

The two persons committed to the Lunatic Asylum, at the jrolice Court this morning, were conveyed thither this after noon.

An error occurred in our report of the School Committee meeting on Saturday. It was the Nelson-street school, not the Beres ford-atreet school, which was reported as having passed 100 per cent, of the upper four standards.

The anniversary soiree of the Baptist Church, Otahuhu, will be hald to-morrow evening in the district public hall, Mr Thomas Spurgeon in the chair. The sneakers are:—Revs. G. Bond, J. Bruce, J. Macky, and Messrs Bramc, Smith, and Carson. Conveyances for Auckland friends will leave foot of Upper Queen-stret, and top ot Frankiyn road, at 5 o'clock p.m. {

A lire originated in an ash-box in the yard of Messrs Martin and Son's bakery, Parnell, yesterday morning. The aak-bos; bad been carelessly placed against the weatherboards of Mr Fowler's blacksmith shop, which had been ignited, before the danger was observed by aMr WariDg. A few buckets of water extinguished the (lames.

Two young girls, named Julia Freestone and Anne Bersnall were arrested yesterday oa a charge of breaking into Mr W. J. Hurst's store with intent to commit felony. They were observed entering a back window, tho Constable on the beat was informed of the occurrence, and arrested the girls flagrante delicto.

The cvHiigelistic service in the Thcatro last evening was well attended. Mr Thomaa Buddie presided. The address wa3 given by Mr Bamford, recently from Lancashire, and was listened to with much attention by the congregation. The subject was based upon the words of SVPaul to the Romans, "I am uot aßhatned ot the Gospel of Christ." Tho speaker* broad Li_nca»hire dia lect was peculiar to the cars of Auck'inders, but gratifying to the Manchester people, many of whom were present.

A bazaar is at present being held at tho Thames for the laudable object of liquida ting the debt remaining en the Congrega tional Church. The bazaar opened ,ou Friday with great eclat.a number of visitors being present. Amongst them wcro tho Rev. J. Robertson, M.A., of Auckland,and Captain Ashby of London. The latter was much struck with the canned fruit presen ted to the bazaar committee by Mr hichard Hudson and others, and he has ordered a case of peaches and plums in order that he may introduce to the English market. Tho proceeds from the bazaar on Friday amoun ted to £70 17s 3d.

The Idea of making tho universal use of tea an introduction to first-class literature was one which struck the projector of the Li-quor Tea Company, Loudon, and it has been cleverly worked out. The history of this venture forms a very entertaining story. The company, by importing their own teas and dealing largely with the booksellers, arc able to offer a good tea, and encourage its regular use by the presentation of a handsome volume to every consumer of six pounds. Mr W. S. Collins, of Parnell, the Auckland agent for the company, has established the tea in great favour in this market, and encouraged by such attractive gifts, it will, no doubt, steadily make its way.

The Guildford correspondent ot the " M. A. Mall" writes :—" Mrs Thomas Evans, of St range ways, Is tho mother of a female child, who, at seven weeks of age, weighed, clothes and all, just i-ilbe. It is healthy, and a perfect model of human beauty. Mrs Evans, who is a woman of unusual attrac tions, is well built, as is hir husband, and tbe little stranger is as much a cariosity to them as their neighbours, who have become almost a nuisance in their desire to see the child. The effect It has upon visitor.) when seed for tbe first time is carious. Some seem wonderstruck, others break out into uncontrollable laughter, while one per_on taought the mite was a Yankee invention.

The Primitive Methodist new school-room, noticed in our last hsuc, was opened yes terday under very pleaafng circumstances. The room is situated at the junction of Upper Pitt and Edwin-streets, and Is in every respect adapted for the purpose. About 200 children were present at the morning service, Including a number of the children of tbo Howe-street Indus trial Home, under Mr Hogan. An excellent address was delivered by Mr George Hemus, and hymns suug by the children and people under the direction of Mr Frith. Tho alter noon sermon was preached to ' a crowded congregation, by Kcv. Thomas Hodgson, of the (Jniifcd Methodist Church, and in the evening, the Rev. Wm. Oliver preached an impressive discourse. The collection of tbe day amounted to £11 10s Od. At the close of the discourse it was announced that the opening soiree will be held on Tuesday (to-morrow), and the children's tea and entertainment on Wednesday evening next.

The "Southern Cross," a well-known Melbourne paper,publishes the following :— A slander which has gone tho round of the English papers, and been rc-publiahcd in a Melbourne journal, is emphatically contradicted by Mr Moody's committee. Messrs Moody and Sankey, it was stated, did not wish a word to be said about tho matter in public, but they insisted privately upon being handsomely remunerated, their remuneration being at the rate of £700 a month. "The statement in question" reply Mr Moody's committee "ia entirely devojd of truth. In arranging for any series of services, the question of remunera tion is never mentioned j were a communica tion to bo sent to Mr Moody or to Mr Sankey with a view to any arrangement as to terms it would at once be put into the fire. We can state explicitly that neither on the occasion of the visit in 1873, nor upon the present occasion, has the ques tion of remuneration ever onco been mooted to either of the evangelists."

Mr J. J. Crofts lectured on " Epochs of Irish History " at the Albert Hall on Satur day cveniag. The following had acted as a committee for making the necessary arrangements :—Messrs _f. Gleeson, Danoher, Lambert, Green, and Cahill. There was a moderate attendance. Mr Oanaher was called to the chair, and briefly introduced the lecturer, who intro duced his subject by stating that he did not come forward to advocate Nihilism, Socialism, or rebellion of any kind. He then briefly sketched the history of Ireland from the mists of antiquity to the present. He contended that the Land Act introduced by Mr Gladstone had done nothing to ameliorate the condition of the Irish people. The Act contained no provisions against evictions, and evictions were as numerous as ever. During the delivery of the lecture a number of the audience left the hall. Mr John Lundon, in moving a vote of thanks to the lecturer, took occa sion to refer to the Land League meeting at Wellington, saying that the speech he had delivered on that occasion had exercised an unfavourable influence on his election. This was seconded by Mr Lambert, and carried. During the course of the erening songs were rendered by Misses Swan, O'Hanlao, and Lawrence, and Master Sheehan gave a solo oa the piccolo. Miss Kirby presided at the piano, A vote of thanks to the chairman and others who hid assisted, and three cheers lor Parnell and three for Dillon, terminated tbe proceedings.

The committee of the. employes of the Union Sash and Door Company met on Saturday evening, at the Working Men's Club, for the purpose of receiving contri butions and paying the usual amount to those who have not yet obtained employ ment. ]After the conclusion of this business a general meeting was held, at which Mr Turner presided. He announced that the balance-sheet up to the 25th February shewed: To subscriptions, ftc, £157 12s lOd; expenditure, £114 10s, leaving a credit balance of £42 18s lOd. The secretary to the Carpenters and Joiners' Seciety read several letters from varions branches of that society throughout the colony, stating that if money was re quired it would be forthcoming at once. The branches were doing all in their power to prevent men coming to Aucklaud, and they had been successful so far. He also read copies ef advertisement inserted in the Southern papers by the Union Sash aud Door Company. One of those advertisements offered competent hands 9s 6d por day of eight hours, and constant employment. One of tbe ex-employe's of the company slated that the advertisement referred to, was a trap to get men. He had worked for the company for a long time, and knew that good men had to start with 8s per day, and bad to wait a long time to get 9s. A telegram from the employes of the Hokianga Sawmill was read, offering financial assistance if necessary, The secretary stated that tbero were at present only 14 men out of work, and that three of them would start work on Monday (to-day). A vote of thanks to those who had sub scribed, and those who had collected, and a similar compliment to the chairman, brought the proceedings to a close.

The Lunatic Asylum was lighted by tho gasoline apparatus for the first time on Friday night. Everything worked splen didly.

The fifth annual meeting of the Auckland Scripture Gift Association will be held to morrow evening in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, at 7.30. J. C. Firth, Esq., chairman; speakers, Revs. A Carrick, Wm. Morley, and others.

The Engineer Band had a most success ful excursion to Tamaki East on Saturday afternoon. The time was passed pleasantly in pursuance of the usual amusements, the party returning to town by the p.s. City of Cork at 10 p.m.

The sailing race between the open boats Eunice and agnes, on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a victory lor the former with about six minutes to spare.

The thirty-eighth anniversary of the foun dation of the Fountain of Friendship Lodge, 1.0.0.F.,M.U., will be celebrated by a ball in the Lome-street Hall on Friday evening next.

The Mastodon Minstrels were favoured with a large attendance on Saturday evening. The moral and religious drama of " Uncle Tom's Cabin " was successfully repeated, and will be given this evening for the last time in this city. Mr Lewis represented "Uncle Tom." and Miss Thornton " Eva," the little sea-side teacher of the venerable slave. A new drama of a kindred type, "The Slave's Kcvcuge," will be produced to-morrow evening, when Mr W. H. Leake will im personate the hero, "Tom Gordon." The matinee on Saturday afternoon was thronged by children.

At St.Thomas's Church, Union-street, yes terday, it was notified that the vestry of St. Matthew's were reluctantly compelled to discontinue the Sunday-services for some time to come, having failed to obtain from the Bishop any student under the arrangement agreed upon at the lastmeoting. The Sun day-school, however, would bo continued as before. Upon this announcement bcin" made, Mr Cornish came forward and rcatl the following paper :—" In the name of tho most Holy Trinity. —Amen. I, John Henry Cornish, do hereby, in the presence of God and this congregation, record my solemn protest against the closing of this church for public worship, as a sinful act, dis honouring to God, a breach of faith toward those through whoso contributions it was erected, and disastrous to the interest of this portion of God's Church. I, therefore, on behalf of this congregation, solemnly deposit this protest on the altar, as a visible sign of.their non-concurrence with and dis sent from the proposal," Another member of tho congregation present called out " Quite right."

The Bon ling Green presented quite a lively appearance on Saturday afternoon, The members of the club muttered well, and four games were played at one time. The club prize for the successful winner of the tournament was a fifteen guinea cup, beau tifully chased and designed, and on which the winner's name will be inscribed. The following is tbe result of the second tie :— Heath (21), Bell (14); Oliphant (21), Winks (11); Miller (21), Crothers (11); Ross (21), Bruce (20) ; McKenzie (21), Reid (19); Kirkwood (21), Mackechnie (18). At the close of this tie a drawing took place, and the following winners were matched against each other in tbe third tie :—McKenzie v. Miller, Rosa v. Heath, Kirkwood v. Oli phant. The afternoon being then far ad vanced it was resolved to postpone the play for tho third tio until next Saturday. How ever, McKenzie and Miller considering themselves iv good trim, undertook to com plete their contest, and they did so with the following result:—Miller (21), McKenzie (5). Messrs Kirkwood aud Miller have now tbo best show for the cup.

A man named Robson was charged this morning at the Police Court with being found on the premises of Mr Foughey, of Newton. Robson, it appeared, had taken a fancy to Mrs Foughcy's servant maid, a prepossessing young person, and by arrange ment Robaon waa to appear at her bed room at 11.30 on Sunday night. Tho note, couched in the most affectionate terms, was carelessly laid aside by the girl, and found by one of the inmates ; consequently poor Hobson's viait was not altogether un expected. He was seen at the appointed hour in the shadow of a tree, and presently, like " Borneo," he was singing at the top of the ladder to his "Juliet," but no sooner had ho got into tho room, than he was seized violently by the leg, held down by strong bands, re ceiving a heavy blow on the head, which covered his face with blood, and then bound round the arms, neck, legs, and body, with stout cords, carried into the grrden and tied to a trac until the arrival of Constable Clark. Thinking hia sufferings equal to his offence, Mr Foughey did not press for a conviction. Robson has a large gush in his bead, isflicted by some sharp instrument; looks pale and sad, and will not bo able to return to his duties tor at least a week, and even then it is not likely that he will sing "Meet me by Moonlight alone."

A correspondent writing from Churchill (Waikato) says :—" This rapidly rising little place was promised a punt to enable the settlers to cross the Waikato without having to chance on a spare canoe or trouble their neighbours to pull tbem across. Now mark what happens. First there came down the liver two old tubs that had done duty for years at one or two other points ; these waie left on the bank for a matter of four months or so. A party from town then arrived, contractors, work men, etc., together with an engineer, or something, who marked out the spot where the punt was to work. This was done just in the middle of tbe late floods, when we were expecting our dwellings to be inundated. It was pointed out then, by people who were aware of the fact, that at low water there was a sandbank right in the paisago way. This was " pooh poohed," and the work ordered to bo pro ceeded with al once. Now came the first job. " Where are tho two barges ?" "Ob, they were out of sight somewhere, under water." Thoy were found, and after some delay bailed out and floated, if it can be called so, as they required to be continually pumped at. Then the caulking process not the bottoms, as one would think, but the decks only. It was amusing to watch the man at work, diving every now and then down the small hatchway in search of his caulking implement as it dropped through the seams. However, not to spin too long a yarn, in spite of letters sent, telegrams from resi dents anent the said bank, to which a snubbing only followed, the punt was finished, and there it is in its glory of white paint and fresh tar, bat—except in wet weather—perfectly useless, as on its first trip it stuck while conveying over the workmen and their tools. By slacking off and allowing tbo craft to drop down tbe river a little, they got across. Returning in tbe evening in a small canoe, they found actually that there was not water enough to float even it. To use an oft nied phrase, "comment is needless."

Tbe Socidte Litterairo Francaiso is steadily progressing, and numbers now amongst the most flourlshiig institutions of Auckland. There was a good atten dance at last Saturday's meeting, the president, Mr C. De l'Bau, in the chair. The meeting was honoured with a visit from Professor Edward Komanith, a Russian savant, who is on a scientific ex ploration in New Zealand. The honorary secretary, Mr Ferdinand Peltzer, re quested those members, who wished to contribute musical selections for next Saturday's soiree, to hand in their names and subjects. In another column we pub lish an advertisement informing intending contributors that the list will be closed on Wednesday next, but that the secretary is prepared to receive contributions up to that date. The literary business con sisted of a very interesting lecture by Mr Thomas Mahoney, on "The Blue Mountains of New South Wales." The lecturer handled his subject in a masterly mauncr, his style of writing being natural, easy, elegant, and thoroughly French. In short, tbis production would reflect credit even on an educated French man. The next subject on the programme, was a " Visit to the Wiertz Picture Gal leries at Bruste's, by Mr, J. H. Seward, This gentleman has gained for himself the reputation of being one of the best writers of the club ; whilst it is generally admitted that be is an art critic of no mean merit. He fully sustained, last Saturday, this good name, for his lecture proved both instruc tive and interesting. Both productions were attentively listened to, and well leceived. Many members took patt in the general discussion which followed, and complimented Mr Thomas Mahoney on his great knowledge of the French lan guage. The general opinion was that that gentleman had conclusively shown that the Gallic vernacular could be acquired in Auckland by properly directed studies, Mr J. H, Seward's com position was also warmly eulogized, although the lecturer's favourable opinion of Wiertz's artistic talents was freely challenged. The majority of the critics declared themselves adverse to the realistic school, of which Wiertz is one of the prominent leaders,

Thg contract for the erection of the Mount Albert Wesleyan Church has been signed by the contractor, Mr T. H. Smith, the price being £382. The timber for the same has been ordered and will be delivered on the site in due course.

The Hospital service of song was very numerously attended yesterday on the lawn. The singing was excellent, under the condnctorship of Mr Ryan. A briet address was delivered by Mr Lincoln on the " Power of Music," and the advantages of a harmonium in connection with the Hospital services. The collection for the harmonium fund realised £2 17s.

A man named William Shaw, employed in cutting timber for Mr A. K. Taylor, at RiverheaJ, suffered severe injury through' the fall of a log on Saturday last. He was brought to town this afternoon by the steamer Lily, and conveyed to the hospital.

An important judgment wa3 given by Mr J. E. McDonald, R.M.,at the District Court to-day, in the claim for non-delivery of a consignment of wheat preferred by Mr lilliott against the Railway Department, Judgment for plaintiff with costs,

A preliminary meeting of Ponsonby resi dents, to consider the desirability of es tablishing a circulating library and reading room in the district, was held on Saturday evening. There were present the Revs. Dcwsbury, Davis, Rnnciman and Carter, and Messrs. T. H. Hall, Barton, and J. Gittos. It was agreed to collect tho neces sary information and statistics, and ascer tain what support would be acorded to the project, and the meeting was then ad journed to a future date to be fixed.

To the Editor : Sir,—l notice by Satur day night's STAR Edward Solna complain ing about the handicapping. I think he is finding fault where there is no cause. He quotes Maid of Honour giving weight to such a performer as Randwick; everyone knows Randwick is not a two mile horse ; besides Randwick gave Tim Vv Miller at Cambridge eleven pounds. Tim beat Rand wick eaiily. Maid of Honour gave Tim in Auckland eleven pounds, and beat him by seven pounds, proving Maid of Honour to be the best by what weight Maid of Honour gives Tim at Dargaville, thus show ing by performance Randwick has none the best of it. Dewdrop certainly is will in, and, according to performance, should carry more weight, but the Dargaville weights having to appear before the run ning at Ohaupo, who can blame the handi capper for there being no penalty ?—Youis, &c, Justice.

A few days ago it was announced by tele gram that the " Lyttelton Times'' had severely criticised the Union Company. The article is now to hand. Its extraor. dinary passages arc as follows :—" Com plaints continue about the over-crowding of the Union Company's steamers. Steamer after steamer, it U freely stated, still goes to sea with a crowd of human beings in miiery aud comfortleasness. The excitement of leave-taking over, the land growing small in the distance, the ship's nose dipping viciously into the water; the unhappy passengers who (have no place to shake into find their lot not pleasant. It is only ono degree less pleasant than the lot of those who have to solve the problem of making two sea sick people fit into the place oiiginally in tended for one. Of what narrow dimen sions tbe original intentions of ship fur nishers are, it is quite unnecessary to in form the veriest tyro amongst travellers. Coming from tho pleaiant voyaging of the American line, this coastal experience is the dreadful change which greets the horrified traveller. Thrust into a steamer without attendance, without con venience, without room, he finds life a bur den, and travelling by steamer a snare."

To the Editor : Sir,—Your correspondent on city extension ia evidently trying to draw a red herring across the scent instead of discussing the points raised in my last. I then stated that In a short time tbe revenue of tbe city would barely i__eet its ordinary necessities. Instead of meeting this statement by showing in figures the opposite, he contents himself by simply stating that the same thing has been said before, and yet, notwithstanding, the city has bad money granted. Snch has been the case; but will he tell us where the city got it, and whether they can get it again from the same source ? If lam correctly informed the city has had at their disposal during the last few years some 70 or 80,000 pounds outside of ordinary revenue, which they are not likely to have again. I refer to tho provincial loan of £50,000, alar ge portion of which was u»cd in street making and drainage, from £15,000 t0£20,000. The Government pound for pound subsidy.andlhe £11,000 Accumulated Sinking Fund of the Market Loan released by the Consolidated Loans Act. Will your correspondent confine himself to answering the question put in my first, and give facts and figures instead of dealing in generalities so that ratepoycrs may get the information they need before in public meeting discussing these questions. -RATBPAYEE.

"Sensational, Thrilling, and Emotional!" In these worda Mr Dowden aptly describes the American publications he will offer at auction tomorrow (Tue_d»y| morning, at his mart. Queen-street. Tho assortment ia large and varied, comprising tho newest and raciest Yankee comic or (as our American cousins would say) " friskiest" novelettes, sensational and thrilling American editions of the works of Mr Southwark. Mrs Henry Wood. Mies Brad don, Wllkie Collins, and others ot that Ilk, In cluding several new tr.es by these celebrated authors. Sporting yarns and sketches galore. Cheap American editions b_ standard Kurocean publications, including Dickens and Sir Walter Scott, published at 25 cents per volume, Among the books requiring special notice are the famous productions of Mr G. W. Al. Raynolds.author of the " Mysteries of the Court of London." This publication caused great excitement in Xngland Borne twenty years ago, and was suppressed by the Government. The mission of Mr Keynolfla was the exposure of the private lit* and surroundings of George tbe Ith, ondhiaiiconttous companions; and so graphic ally and fearlessly did tbe author delineate tbe voluptuous atmosphere of that infamous Court, Impngning the honour aid chastity of some of the proudest lords and ladles in the three kins doma. that the Conservative Government, con sidering the book calculated to arouse the ireot the mob against Brltian's nobility, and. In the Interesta presumably of law and order, stopped its publication, The original London editions are very rare, but Messrs Peterson and Co.. of Philadelphia, have Issued oheap editions of all Mr Reynolds'a publications (same twont. In number) bearing on kindred subjects, which will be offered for the tint time by Mr Dowden tomorrow morning.

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before J, E. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.)

Inibbiatks.—Five persons pleaded guilty to being drunk, and were punished according to law.

I ANNIE Fsxix.—This youag girl, on remand, , was called to answer to a charge under tho . Vagrant Aot, but did not appear.—Mr Pardy said the girl had left Auokiand. i Moonlight Uomao «. — George Robson was , obarged, under the Vagrant Act, 1C66; see. i, ' sub seo. 11, with being found by night In tho dwelling-house of Wm. Foughey. of Newton, on 1 the 2Jth Instant.—Defendant said he certainly was In the house.—Mr Pardy detailed tho cir cumstances, but there was no felonious intent and Mr Foughey was not desirous of Dressing the charge.—His Worship aaid It might be a similar oase to that which occurred at the North Shore, but without such unfortunate results. It appeared that Jtobson paid some attention to Mr PoughoT'a servant maid, and surreptitiously stole through the window by moonlight but the noise broke the slumbers of eevoral of the inmates, and the eccentrlo Intruder was de tected before he conld moke his escape.—His Worship said that as the prosecutor was not desirous of going on with the case, it wonld be dismissed. Words and Blows.—William Connor, alias Commons, was charged with using indecent language In Rutland-street. Auokiand; also with unlawfully assaulting Ellen Connolly, by striking her in the face.—Tho prisoner, it ap peared, was a steady man when in his right senses, but when under the Influence of drink was entirely destitute of Belt-control—ln fact, it was doubtful whether, at any time, he was sufficiently sane to bo at large.—The cobo was remanded for madlcal treatment. Fhmai.k Borolars—Annie Burchell alias Priestly, and Julia Freestone, were charged with breaking and entering the store of Mr W. J. Hurst, yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, with latent to commit a robbory therein. The girls pleaded guilty, but did not know what they did It for.-Mr Pardy stated the case, while the mothers stood sobbing in Court. The girls, it appeared, had furnished themselves with several flies and 6'ones, by which means they effected an entrance into the store; but while intent npon their nefarious business, they were seen by a person, who informed Constable Ryan of their doings • the constable immediately went to tho store, and, after a diligent searoh, found them buried in sacks; he took them into custody,—Tie mothers made an earnest appeal to the Bench, expressing their surprise at the oonduot of their little innocents, who ought to have been at the Sunday school,—Mr Hurst addressed the Court and said he did not desire to see the girls sent to prison: he hod enquired of his olerk, and learnt that only a few coppers had been left in the till. He would suggest a caution and a dismissal His Worship Bald he would not have been so muoh surprised at tha conduct of the girls had Mr Hurst's store been a lollle shop. He hoped, however, their eeoape would have a beneficial offset upon their conduct in future.—Discharged, Tub MoDowblls.—Mrs McDowell, a well drersed person, presented three of her children to the Court, aged seven, five, and three asking his Worship to moko an order for their admission into the Industrial Home. In'reply to His Worship, Mra Mo Dowell said ahe had five ohildren, and could only keep two. She had a husband, but he waa non est, consequently she waa really in a worse position than a widow. Bis Worship considered it was not a case In whioh he could Interfere — Mrs McDowell, thereupon, assumed an angry tone of voice, and thought It very hard that the Bubllo should not be compelled to keep Mc owell's ohildren, and went grumbling out of Court. This was all the business, j

RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

THE competition of the Auckland Rifle Association for a ring and money prizes took place at the Mount Eden ran ge en Saturday afternoon. The weather was beautifully fine, and the shooting in con sequence was what is technically known as "deadio." Major Derrom (who was also in charge of the firiog party) and Lieut. Connelly officiated as score takers. The ranges were 200, 400, and 500, six shots at each range—three allots on the ordinary target, and three on the Soall or dark target. The prize winners were as follow : —W. Rose, ring and £2 10«; J. W. Leigh, £2 5s ; Buchanan, £2 ; C. Watson, £115s; W. B. White, £1 10s; W. Robin son, £1 ss, Appended are the scores over fifty : 200yds. 100 yds. 500 yds. Tl. W. Rose. Vie. ..18 23 22 63 J. W. Leigh, NO. 3 18 21 22 81 Buchanan, No. 3 .. 20 21 20 81 C. Watson, Vie. ..21 22 17 00 W. B. White, Vio, 17 22 19 58 Robinson, No. 3 ..17 21 19 57 Partington, No 3 .. 18 20 19 57 D. Hay, No. 3 ..19 20 18 67 I. Skinner, Vie. ..19 21 17 57 T.Bell,ArtiUery.. 20 20 17 57 H.Rose, Artillery.. IS 21 19 6G C. Rimmer.hon. .. 13 111 18 5B F. Bmltn, Navals „ 18 22 16 58 Henderson, Art. ..17 19 19 55 G. A. Hinloy, Vie. 17 22 16 55 W. Sterling. Bng. 18 2_ li 51 J. Haslett, Vie. ..15 13 22 63 J, C. Adams, Vie. 17 20 18 53 A. Wool'ey, Kng. 19 IS 16 53 W. Hazard, No. 3.. li 18 20 52 A. Payn», Art. ..18 17 17 52 Jos. Trays, Art. ..19 17 lfi 52 C. Taylor, JCng. .. 18 18 15 51 Jas. Ifoisß. Vio. _. 18 18 15 51 Jes. Leigh, No. 3.. 17 20 14 51 Lewis Kady, Bng. 19 18 11 51 It has been decided that the shooting for the Star Cup will be postponed till.Satur day, 10th of March.

SPORTING.

DUNKDIN JOCKEY CLUB RACKS.-THIRD

DAY. [BY TELE3EAPH—PBES3 Ai}fjj[)CJATlOS]. DUNEDIN. Saturday. Forbory Handicap of 150 soys. with sweep of 3ho vi. One mile and a-half. Sir H. Robinson's b m Lady Emma, 4 yrs, Sat 10 lb* (M. Allen) .. .. _ .. .. 1 We.\ tern' Libeller, 5 yrs, 8»t 31bs (Wattle) .. 2 Bates' Poet, 4yrß,7at2lba (Butler) 3 Chancellor (Bst 4 lbs), Tusman (7st 31bs). and Nonpareil (7at 3lbs) were scratched. Libeller was favourite at level betting; Lady kmma, 6 to i ; Poot, 3 to 1. Poet jumped off with the lead, and Libeller stuck close to his quarters. Lady Kmma going steadily in the rear. This order was maintained until about ball the dis tance was traversed, when Kmma went up, and Libeller forged ahead of Poet. AU the way until the straight was reached the mare kept coming up, but not until fairly round the tarn had she a load. Then she had the race in com fort, and Al'en, riding her with good judgment, brought her in half-a-length ahead, amid chears. Time ;2 mm liaecs. Maj.devii.l_c Platb of IfflJsovs, with silver cup, presented by Mr Joseph Clarke, Melbourne, value 60 guineas; 2miles. Weight for age. O'Brien'a Toaman, 3yra, 7at 121bs (Williams) 1 McLean's b t Legerdemain, Syrs, 7st 101 bs (M. Aliei) .. .7 .. 2 Bates' eh g Poet, 1 yrs, B<t lllbs (Williame) 3 ] Matakau (with 51 bs maiden allowance) and Holdernesa (lOlbs alio waned also started. At the corner there was a grand straggle, and Tas m.n came out of it ahead, with the Poet and •Vlat.kau well up and Legerdemain coming at a great pace. There waa great excitement as the poat was reached, Lesrerdomiin stil gaining, but she could not cat down Tasmas, who won by three quarters of a length.h&rd pushed. The Poet waa an excellent third, and Matakau, who was not ridden out, waa close up. Holdemeaß Was last Time 3min 3Sseca. Flying Bahdicap, of SOsovb. One mile and a distance. Goodman's br h Chancellor, aged. Sat 61bs (H. Thomson) .. .. _ .. __. ..1 Cutf scb h Nautilus, iyrs, Sat 21bi (Thomson) 2 Hartford's eh g Nonpareil, 3_rs 7st Slbs (Hickton _ 3 Oltana (Sat 71bs). Goal (Get "lbs), also ran. Chancellor won hands down with tho greatest of esse. Time: -trains Ssecs. Consolation Handicap, of 60sovs. 1 mile. HorsfoU'a King Quail, 6st 12lbs 1 Butler's Luna, 7st 131ba .. _ .. ..2 About £15,000 was paused through the tota llsator.on the three days' races.

CRICKET MATCHES.

UNIT-TO V. AUCKLAHD.

The match between these clubs was resumed OQ Saturday, and resulted in a draw greatly in favour of the Auckland men. Yates contributed 56 and Buokland 77. Appended are the correct scores :—

United.—Testro, b Buokland. 0; Thompson, b Buokland, 7; liumford, o Robinson, b Buck land, 17; P. Dufaor, b Robinson, 2; Gardener, b Robinson, 0; MacCormiok, b Robiason, 17; Lankham. junior, b Roblnaon. 11. Laskham, senior, c Bind an, b Robinson, 2; Jervis. not out, 17; Cromwell, b Robinson, 0: W, Dafaar, b Bucklaad, 0; extras. 5; total, 78. AOCKLAKD.—O'Brien, b Lankham. senior. 3 ; Cox. run oat. 13; Robinson, b Lankham,junior, 30; Dowes. b La_.k__.ain, senior, 9; Cameron, rnn oat, 15; Yates, b Lankham, junior, sfl; Bindon, b Linkham, senior, 13; Scale, b l_ankham, senior, 0; Roach, b Lankham, senior, 1; Buck land, b Lankham. senior, 77; Osmond, not out, 8; extras, 8: total, 232.

WEST ESD V. ONEHUNGA SECOND ELEVENS. Thia match resulted in on easy victory for Weat Knd.

Wsst Knd.—Courtayne. b Leahy, 0; Waters, b Mulgan, 0; Lewis, b Mulgan, 0; Me&rs. at Mulgan. 11, Woods, b Leahy, 0; Baker, b Leahy, 1; Chapman, c Leahy, 0; Laxon, run out, 11; Berry, b Leahy, 21; Hanna, not oat, 0; Talbot, o Leahy, 0; extras, 16: total, 60. Seoond In nings : Woods, not out, 53; Huina. b Leahy, 5; Talbot, o Leahy, 3; Meare, o Leahy, 12; Berry, b Brookfleid, 8; Baker, b Ltwton, 0; Witters. not out, 8; Courtayne, Lewis, LaxoD, and Chapman, to bat: tota', 89 for 5 wickets.

OuanosaA.-Howard, b Berry, 12; G. Harris, run out, 0; Brookfletd, b Berry, i; WaU, o Hanna, 0; Mulgan, b Berry, 0; H. Harris, b Berry, 0; Leahy, o Banna, 0; K. Harris, b Berry, fi; Cullen, b Berry, 2; Shafldwick, h Hanna, 0; Law ton, not out, 0; extras, 1: total, 21. ALPHA V. UNITED BKCOKD ELEVEN, The Alpha J won this match with five runs to spare. Alpha,—Jackson, run out. 1; 'Kllpotriok, o Shove, b Canavan, 2; MoDermott, a and b Canavan, 2 ; Cutler, b Harvay, 11; Craoch, c Thwaltes, b Canavan, 3 J Spencer, b Harvey, 4 ; Hay, o Thomas, b Canavan, 10; Dons o dhove. b Canavan, 0; Dewar, b Thwaltes. 1; Kdmiaton. not out, I; White, b Thwaltes, 2: extras,s; to'ai, 17, UNiriD (Skcobd Eleven).—Shove, b ______• Patrick, 2 ; Canavan, o Hay, b Kilpatrick, 0; McPharson, thrown out. Jackson, S■ W. fceorge, b Kilpatrick. 2 ; Thomas, b Cutler, 13 : Baddler, st„ 4; J, George, c Dewar, b Kil patriok, 1; Thwaltes, o Kdmiaton, b Cutler, 0: Harvey, b Catlor, 5; Burse, c Kdmiaton, b Kilpatrick, 3; Rogers, not out, 1; extras, 3: total 43. POKO.NO V. TUAKAU, This match resulted In favour of Tuakau, with one innings and twelve runs to spore. Pokiwo.—First innings: Evans, b Brown, 0; Sheffield, b Brown, 2; Sawyer, o Oldham, b Brown. 4: B__e_3eld, b Oldham. 0: Vince, b Oldham, 5; Box, b Brown, 0; Caatletan, b Brown, 2; Gallery, not out, 7; Greenland, b Bmoed, 2; Stewart, b Oldham, 0: Geo, b Brown, 31 extras, 6; total, 31. Fecond innings-: Kvans, b Poland. 1; Sheffield, o Kwlng, b Brown, 0; Sawyer, b Brown, 12; Sheffield, b Poland, 01 W, vince, b A Brown, 0: F. Box, b Kwlng.S; W. C. Castleton, bT. Poland, 11; M, Gallery, o Kwlng. b Poland, 23; G. Greenland, run out, 2 - B. Stewart, not out, 1; R. Gee.rua out, 0; extras. 11; total, 70. toakau.-G. P. Kwlng, bA. Sheffield, 14; H. Oldham, o Greenland, bA. Brown, 3; T. Brown, b Vince, 9; A. H. Brown, b Castleton, 16; J. Poland, o D, Sheffield, b A. Sheffield, 16: W. Oldham, bA. Sheffield, 7: W. N. Kwlng, o Gee b Vince, 12; W. Smeed, c Castleton, b Vinoß,U: W. Sheffield, 14; T. Smeed, bA. Sheffield, l; a! Whattord, not oat, 3; extras, 4; total, 113, GORDON V. NORTH SHORE. The matoh between these olubs was won by Gordon, with 72 runs to spare. Gould bowled jemarkably well, getting eight wlokets for twelve runs. North Shobe— J. Sibbin, b Gould, 2; Simms 0 Kyburn, b Gould. I; G. Wynyard. b Rjan. o'- Slbbin, o and b Gould, 12; H. Wynyard, lbw b Ryan, 10; J. Johnson, o Sikei, b Gould. 3- Colgan, b Gould, 0; Johnßon, b Gould. 0: Nioool. not out, 0; Pitts, o and b Qould, 2; Wobster. b Gould,2;extras,2. Total: 34. Gordon.—Rybura, b Simms, I; Kiss'iag, b Slmms, 31: Williams, b G. 'YVynyard, 8; Ansenne.o Slbbln, b Simms, 13: Sykes, b H. Wynyard, 4; Ryan, b G. Wynyard. 31; McCaosland, bH. Wjnyard, 7; Kenderdine, o Niccol, b Wynyard. !i ; Clayton, b G. Wjnyard. 2; Simms, not out. 1; Gould, o Pitts, b Wynyard. OiextraSiS. Total: 106. ATKIS'S Vi "FREE PRVBS." A matoh between teams from these printing ofil«.eß, captained by Messrs C. H. Brown and F. Christmas respectively, resulted In favour of tho former. Allan's Team.—Brown, 13, 4 ; Phillips. 0 9- Atkin. 6, 6 ; Lawrence. 9, C ; Daviea, 1. 2: fisher' 21,2 ; Berry, 2,3; Mltohell, 0, S; Woolcock. 3, 3'• extras, 20, 11: totals, Ist innings, 85: 2nd, 48, ' •• Free Press."—Boyle, 15, 5; Brame, 3 2 • Denize, 2, 9 ; Regan, 0, 10; Uhristmrs: 4 n Cox, 13,2 ; Keetley, 4,0; Sinolalr. 3,3 ; Stuart'1 0.1: extias, 10, 11; total. Ist Innings. 51; 2nd inning™, 54. FONBOHBY NO. 2 V. HENDEHSON'S M.IX. m?i?U ot?™ matoh J»'ween the Henderson's Mill First Eleven and a No. 2 Eleven from tho Ponsonby Club, was played on Saturday after noon, and resulted in a victory for Ponsonby with 19 inns to spare on the result of the Ist Innings. The total scores were :-Ponsonbv. 83 ; Henderson's Mill, 64 and 3D. Messrs C. J. Owen nnd C. S. Owen acted as umpires. The Henderson s Mill men were subsequently en tertained at a dinner provided by Mr T. Mc- Rwin, of the City Buffet. Thoohoir waa ebly filled by Mr C. 8. Owon. snpported by Messrs Swanson and Gilchrist, captains of the com peting eleven!. Toasts were drunk on both eidi.B, and thfi evening was devoted to convivi ality. Songs were contributed by Messrs Mar flitt, W, liOurie, C. S. Owen. Stodart. T. Far quhar, Fountoin, Duncan.Whlting, and others, and a very pleasant evening was passed.

Young ladies and gentlemen about to Start housekeeping will be relieved ot a great deal of trouble by calling on the undersigned. Yon can ascertain in a few minutes the cost of furnishing a three, four, five, or six roomed houae. Not only oan you form a correct estimate, but you can Bee all tho goods ready for delivery at the various prices. Garlick and Cranwell keep a larger stock of carpets and bedsteads than any other bouse in Auokiand; also the greatest variety ot household furniture, most of it manufactured by their own workmen. Five per cent, discount allowed for ossh at time of purohase. New-comers ore invited to stroll through the City Hall Arcade, and satisfy themselves by an inspection of the stock of tho good value we offer, and the readinesa we are onabled to execute orders entrusted to our care. -Garlick and Cranwell, City Hall Arcade,— Advt.l

CABLEGRAMS.

[REUTEB'S TELKfiBAMg.]

TURKISH MILITARY PRECAU TIONS. AU*

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 25. A detachment of Turkish troonshaa h_L. ordered to the frontiers of Montenenowd Bosnia, to prevent the AlbanunsS the insurgents of those provinces, whS? Irom information to hand, it is feared thai are doing under pretence of friendrtdS towards the Austrians. p THE FAVOURED NATION RESOLIT TIONS ADOPTED. UT PARIS, Febrnary 25. The Bill introduced by Mr Tizard, Minis ter of Commerce, providing for the unost favoured nation'treatment of EnaliA goods under the French tariff has toan adopted by the Chambers. THE LORDS AND THE IRISH LAlffk ACT. 1p LONDON, February2l The House ef Lords has, in accordant with the resolution passed on the 17th inst., nominated the peers to serve til select committee oi inquiry intd tho WWK ing of the Irish Land Act. The Maiquisof Salisbury, at whose instigation it was passed, refuses to relinquish the projected inquiry Because of the motion tabled by Mr Gladstone in the House of Commons setting forth that the proposed action of the- Lords is untimely and will defeat the operation of the Land Act, and prove in jurious to good government ia Ireland. This motion is deemed by Lord Salisbury to be a threat to the House of Lords. COMMERCIAL LONDON, Febrnary 24. Consols 1001.5 th. New Zealand securities are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex ware, house, declined Is to 545; New Zealand wheat, ex warehouse, has also fallen Is, and is now at 50s; Adelaide flour remains at 445. Total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain, 2,850,000 quartets; Australian tallow declined 2s per cwt; best beef is at 40s; best mutton, at 465. ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCE. In the House of Commons to-day, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question, stated that it was in. tended that the measure which had been introduced by the Minister of Commerce in the French Chambers providing for "most favoured nation" treatment to Engliih goods should take effect as from the 15th of May next, and that meanwhile the tariff fixed under the existing commercial treaty should remain in force. Sir Charles Dilke farther stated that the action of the French Government was entirely voluntary, and added that England was in no way pledged as to the course she should purine in .view of the non-conclusion of the new treaty with France. THE THEFT OK EARij CRAWFORD'S BODY. Reports have been current that arrests have been made in connection with the theft Of tho body of the late Earl of Craw ford from the mausoleum at DunechtHouse. It is now, however, authoritatively stated that no such arrest has been made.

AUSTRALIAN.

SYDNEY, this day, Arrived : Yesterday afternoon, steamship Arawata, from Auckland. -.; r COLLISION AT SEA. News has been received that the steamer Kamcruka came into collision wiih a ketch off the N.S.W. coast, near Beecraft Point The ketch sank, and one of the crew was drowned.

DISTRICT COURT.-This Day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.)

Moerin and Another v. Jas. Pcbdy. —Claim, £71, goods.—Mr Whitaker ap. peared for plaintiffs, and the debt having been proved, judgment was given for plain tiffs.

Patrick Shine and Another v. Hy. PALMES.—-Mr Browning appeared tor the creditor.—Patrick Shine deoosed that the debtor had bush property at "Great Barrier. He employed men to cut timber, and had forty bullocks to draw the logs oat of the bush. He also had a scow—the Makarao —trading in his name, and owned property at Mahurangi, besides keeping a store at Great Barrier. The whole property would biing more than £2,000, if sold. According to his own showing, he made fully £100 a week,—Mr Coleman, who appeared for de fendant, said he could place a different complexion cv this if an immediate order were insisted upon.—Order made for pay ment on March 28th.

Mawm, Silva r. Hkhry Palmkb.— Claim, £85 7», judgment summons.—Mr J.B. Russell for the creditor, and Mr Cole man for debtor.—Order made for payment on March 28th. . .

Clabkscb Younci v. Henry Palmeb. —Claim, £85 19s sd.—Judgment sum mons.—Mr Uufaur for creditor, and Mr Coleman lor debtor.—Order made for pay. ment on March 28th.

Jambs Elliott v. Qiram-Judgment was given in this case as follows :—This is a petition of rights by Mr James Ulliott praying of H.M. right and justice in the matters presented, and is, in short, a claim to damages for non-delivery by the New Zealand Railway Department ot certain wheat. The statements and adaafssions of counsel brought out these facts:—On the 23rd June last petitioners delivered to the Department at Onehunga, 72 bags of wheat tor transmission to Auckland, aud to _» there delivered to a Mr D. H. McKousie, the petitioner at the time signing a " con signment note." As a fact, McKensle, the consignee, was only the factor or agent of petitioner, and the owner ship of the wheat was not, as, between the partiea intended to be affected by the consignment, but waa to continue in the name of the petitioner, but of this the Department had no notice, nor indeed knowledge of anything beyond tha consignment, and they certainly looked to. the consignee for payment of all charges. On the arrival of the wheat at Auckland, first McKenz'o and then petitioner made tender of £ 1 10s 6d, the price of carriage, and each made demand for delivery of the wheat, but in each case compliance was refused, unless with the £1 lQsfla (which was not objected to by the Depart* ment as insufficient far the particular carriage) was also paid a sum of £Jl7s 6d alleged to be owing by McKenzie to the Department in respect pf past carrying work. This demand has not been complied with, and the wheat has never been delivered. Such are the facts and thereon two questions present them selves. 1. Assuming tho absence of any lien, had the petitioner a right to demand aud receive delivery? 2. Assuming that, in respect of the £717s Set, the Department could have maintained a lien on the wheat had it been McKenaie's, can they main, tain it as against the petitioners? As to the first question t ihe answer is in the affirmative. The petitioner w&b owner of the wheat, and there was nothing in the fact of the consignment which, either as between him and the defendant or between him and McKenzie, affected his title as owner, and as such owner he could at any time before delivery have countermanded or changed his order for transit or delivery, and could himself have taken delivery at the end of the ordered transit in the place of his factor or agent, McKenzie, the consignee. As to the second question i The answer ia in the negative. It is true that had the wheat been McKenzie** the lien on it might, by the ICQth section of the Public Works Act, '76, have been enlarged from a "particular" to a "general" lien so as to cover the £7 17s 6d owing. Bat that enactment, when applied to the present case does not, if my answer in the first question be correct, help the Depart ment. To have done so, the secretary must not ouly have extended the lien from "particular" to "general,* but have ex tended the right of gene-al lien on the owners' goods, not only to the owners' general balance, but to tbe general balance of other people, i c,, the owners, factor, or agent, became consignee. Such an enact ment, to say nothing ot giving such a construction to the Act quoted, would be neither jnst nor reasonable. As to damages: The wheat is now ruined. Had it been sold at tho time delivery was refused, it would have realised £72185, at which sum, with interest at £8 per cent, per annum from the 27th July last, I assess the damage. -* Judgment for petitioner. Damages, £7615s 4d, and costs, £5 6s.

■Smokers, whoso indulgence In the weed is O&ntinuous, should use Juat snch a cordial as UUOLPHO WOtra'S fcCHIBDAM Aromatic Schnapps, for these palpable reasons: Tobacco drains the salivary glands and deranges the nervous organism. It is a powerful drug, that tells on the strongest constitution. It invitee dyspepsia, heartburn, indigestion, nausea, often bringing on tremors, and its fumes Impair tho Vision. While this elixir may obviate theao t■S_3ffi2^^ to*^■■■l,,*

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 27.



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