SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

mnm w * -rtf» \ '^lB KvenlnST. 3.15 BtfNUKT.-TftiS Bvenlnc, 4.53 SUNRISE.—To-mortow J3orn!un, 7.16 MOON'S AGK.-Now Moon, 15th, 0 49 p.m.

ARRIVALS. TO-DAY.

Circe, brigantlno, from Klnff Korviil, sohoonor, Kdwards.from Rasaell

DEPARTURES. TO-DAY.

Rlnfraroomo, a 8., Edle, from Southern potts Argyle, s.s,, Crawford, Irom Whangurei Wialllnßton, 8.8., Fa'qnhar. for Taumßga Glenelg, s.s., Htophunuon, for Knesoll

IMPORTS.

Per KastorMU -23 bales nowa papor-H. Brett.

Per Kasterblll— 21 oases chimney rlosbos, glraudolea, and toilet «limfos-M. Levy and Co. Per Ciroe, from Blntf-02(l sflCfes oatfl, 200 flacks patmeal, 317 pdckßgoa, 25 sackß flonr, 020 Books oats.

EXPORTS.

l Jor Gazollo, for Bydnoy-J00,535 foot a»wn and droßßOd tirabor.

iNWJtnns Oo*BTWiß^.-Norva!, from Rusaol], with 80 tons coal; Maoa, from lalf™. with 26.000 ft timber; Chrlatlna, from Russell, with 86 tons coal. ThO hrWntino Clrfo arrived from RHifr this morning aftarnn 18 day»'pssHßge. Shoexpe rlencod aomo very rontth Wflathor daring tho past fortnight, a snocession of gales being mot with, whtoh considerably prolonged the pan- Dftge. The s.B. Hototui will prob&bly arrive from Sydney, via Rnsaoll, daring to-morrow forenoon, Tho brigantlno Boroalls has cleared at tho Castoms for Sydney, via ICaipara.

Tho barqno Gazollo oloarod at tho Cuatoms to day for Kaipara. Paaßongor-Mi- W.-Powell. Tho Btoamera Wellington, Glenelg and Flngal did not leavo for their respeotlve pprta ot desti nation as nsnal last evening, owing to the pro valonco of a heavy north-eastorly gall*. The two former loft early ihia morning.

Daring the strong N.Kibreozo whloh was blowing this morning, the barque Proepeotor dragged her anchor for some distance and oamn in rather oloae proximity to the Columbia oft tho end ot (juoen-strout Wharf. Should the weather laoreane in sevorlty these two TOSBOIs will bo rather awkwardly situated.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARKIVAL. Maoftcegor, s.s,, Mo Arthur, from Waitara

DEPARTURE.

Rowena, s s., Soott, for Hoklanga

The b.b. Kowena loft for Hoklautta yoatorday afternoon with 110 bags flour, 2S sioks bran, 30. paokagea sugar. 60 sacks oata, 12 cases meat. 16 ooset BBlrltt), 131 packages sundry morohandlsa, and Mrs Morelle and anotho' as pasaengers.

The Northern Company's steamer MaoureKor nrrlvofl from Waitara about 10 80 a.m. to-duy, With il head cattle. 167 sheep, 31 packages batter, and five passengers.

The Union Company's b.b. Hawea left the. Wharf for the anchorage at seven o'clock this tnornißg, and was to proceed South at 3 o'olock this afternoon.

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

{BY TELKaRAPH.—OWN COKBKSPONDEHT.]

kaipara Hkadh, this day. Bailed, yesterday — Qrasmere, Wentworth, Bnergy, Moa, add Aratapa, all outward bound.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

MKLBOURNB, Jnly 9. Arrlvad: The s.s. Manapouri, from the Bluff, last evening.

Mail Notice.

Mails will OLoaa as Undbb.—

This Day,

For Whangarol Hoafls. Waipu. Whangarel, and Mungnpal, per Argyle, at i p.m. For Whangarol Hcaof. Whanging!, and Tlmatu, per Tuluroa, at S p.m. WftDNKBDAY, 12th lllfltant For Wattara, etc.. per Maozrogor, at 8 n.m. For Thames, per Rototuahana. at 10.30 a.m. For Talma, por Mabel, at!) am. For Coromandel, per Coromandol. at 11,30 a.m. ' For Wbltlangl and Upper Mill, per Coralle, at lpm. For Husgolf, TC&waknwn, and Australian Colo nies, per Ulngarooroa, at 3 p.m. For Thames, per ttnterprise. at 5 30 p m, Thurhimy, 13th lnotant. For Glsborne. Napier, Southern port*, and Australian Colonies, por Arawatft, Rotoma hana at 9 a.m. For Walwera, To Kana, Cralorloburn, and Warkworth, per Rosa Casor, at 10 n.m. EOTlThames, per Kotomahana. at 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, 18th inst. Per b.b. Cltv ot Sydney, as follow :- 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 Bnrope, at 1 p.m. " ' ■ For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Late lottors boarlng an extra fee of sixpence. Is addition to the postage, will be received by the Mall Agent on board tho steamer up to tee time of sailing. This mall will bo doo In London, on Mon day, August 28, 1883! 8: B. BIS 9, Chief Postmaster. ,Ohlof Fost-offloa, Auckland, ,

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

JtJtY 11. 1882.

Abbott's Opera House-Thompson's Zulu War Diorama, 8 p.m.

Theatre Royal—Mr Hall's Byronlo Company, 8 p.m.

Choral Hall —Fourth Performance Of the Beuon by Members ol choral Society, 8 p.m. Mount Albert Hall-Subscrlptlon Ball, 8 p.m AH Saiata' School Room -Pioneer Lodge, 7.30 p.m.

Birth.

JONHS,—Ob Jnly llth. at Mary-atreot, Mount Kdon, Mrs, H. Bennett Jones ot a son.

Death.

BKISTOW.-On the 11th Instant, at his paron ts' residence. Brighton Road, Parnell, Frank Brlatow. aged 17 Tear?. The t unoriil will leave Brighton Road to morrow (Wednesday), at 2 p.m., for At. Mark'H cemetery. Remaera. Frlonds are rospootf ully Invited to attend. OARROLU—At Dubbo, Now South Wales. In Ma;, 1882, Hoary Carroll, latu of Anokland. aged 43 years. The late Mr, Carroll waa well known to many friends in Auckland as a loading blacksmith for many years, and one who took a prominent pare in both Musical and Dobiittng Hociotlop. K.1.1'. DEGBANTVILtiK.-On July ith, 1883. at Ara tanu, Northsrn Walroa, K&lparu, Kdward Henry, the only and duurly beloved eon ot H. and W, DeQrantvllle, aged 13 days. INQLI3.-At Mangero, on July Oth, James Inelts. In bia 86th year. The funeral will leave the ronldenoo of his son-in-law (Mr Robert Wallace) for Onehunga, on WedneaJay, the 12th, at 2 o'clock p.m. Friends are reapeotf ally Invited to attend. LA'PHAM On Jnly 11th, at her residence, Union-street. Freeman's Bay; Mrs. Mary lap bam. In her 89th year. Ih9 faneral will leave her late residence to morrow (Wodnemlay), 12th Inatant, at 3 p.m. Friends rerpectlnlly Invited to attend.

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

TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1882.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resist&nca For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

Major Atkinson's scheme of national insurance was rather severely handled in the House of Representatives last night. For many reasons, the tone which the debate appears to have taken is regrettable, because, though the scheme is tao new and revolutionary, and too direct an interfer ence with personal independence of action to gain much support, the Colonial Treasurer is entitled to credit for honest boldneßS in identifying himself with the only system that has yet been seriously propounded for solving the problem of poverty. The proposal to make the whole population State pensioners is, however, particularly obnoxious to the colonial feel ing of independence, and the scheme, if accepted; would fail to relieve the largest class of dependents upon the eleemosynary institutions of the country—the victims of drunkenness, improvidence, vice, and wife desertion. It wauld also remove one of the strongest incentives to thrift, and disturb within the family circle thoae happy rela tionships of mutnal help and trust which have so often served to cement the bond between parents and children. But though the scheme is open to a variety of objec tions, it involves a 'question which might have been safely discussed apart from party considerations. We are surprised to learn, therefore, tha,t the Government have resolved to accept an amendment proposed by Mr Sheehan last night impugning the scheme as p. vote of want-of-cenfidence. It is thought, perhaps, an opportune moment, when the leaders of the Opposition are openly at war, to force them into a defeat on a aide issue, but we greatly doubt whether a majority of the Ministerial party will care about ailirming by their votes that the Go vernment scheme of compulsory national in surance is satisfactory; and it is not a wise thing to put them in the position of either saying that, or else of driving the Execu tive froni office.

ON Sunday Jast, Admiral Seymour, the .commander of the allied fleets lying More Alexandria, sent a message to Arabi Pasha, demanding,the surrender of the fortifications of the city within .twelve hours ; and on the same date tfec yarjous foreign consuls were warned to order the subjects of their respec tive Governments to loa-ye ydthin .twenty four houi3,in view of the hombardmenfc of.the city being commenced. The arrogant War Minister of Egypt, instead of complying with the Admiral's demand for surrender, has ordered the work of fortifying to pro ceed more vigorously than before; and an inkling of the ambitious plans ot this in dividual is afforded by the intelligence which we get that he is in posses sion of, and means to use the Kussian plan for destroying the Suez Canal, while he is also credited with a scheme of univer-, sal levy on the male population of Egypt, for the purpose of raising a formidable army. The cable message, idatcd Sunday hat, also states that Admiral Seymour's arrangements for the bombardment of Alexandria were complete, and the «perations were expected to commence The twenty, four Hours' grace has more than ex pired, and unless the present naval demon stration is to be a complete fiasco, active hostilities will now be proceeding. ' Tfee entire absence of any later news "than Sim day last would rather strengthen this sup. position than otherwise, for the confusion and excitement consequent on the bombard

menr, coupled with the fact of the city being probably under military law, would interfere with the despatch of tho news for some time.. There is no reason to believe that Arabi Pasha would capitulate at the last moment, This daring leader, who has openly defied the Sultan of Turkey, and virtually wrested the Go vernment of Egypt from the hands of the Khedive, is not likely .to be intimidated or overawed by mere threat?. He is backed by the enthusiastic if misguided support of the Egyptian people, and the latter will have themselves chiefly to blame if the result of their leader's stubbornness is to inflict on them much Buffering and hard ship. The effect of bombarding a city like Alexandria cannot fail to be, extensive conflagration and wholesale The inhabitants, numbering nearly 200,000, 1 cannot all flee from the town, nor can they obtain effective shelter within it; and an indiscriminate bombardment under such circumstances will lead to most cruel and harrowing casualties. While we are in the dark, so far as positive information is concerned, as to what is now transpiring in the land of tho Pharaoh?, tho probability is that the opening scene in a sanguinary conflict has already been enacted.

The police have in their possession a Wai tharn silver hunting, wa'eh. The dwnor can have the same by giving description niul number.

The interior of tlie Supreme Court was so dark to-day that it was found necessary to light sevsral gas-burners.

Complaints nre made that the Supreme Court clock is iv variably live or ten minutes ahead of town time. It is sometimes quite as bad to be too early as too late.

The brethren of the Young Diamond Orange Lodge will celebrate their anniver sary to-monow evening, in the Edeu Hall, with a ball.

Commodore ErsTune mid the officers of 11.M.5. Nelson desire to give notice that should the weather prove un propitious n gun will be iiretl jit noon to morrow and a blue Hag will be kept flying at the main between the hours of 12 ami 3, which will signify that the "At Home " is postponed to the same time on Thursday ; also, that the ship will be closed to the pub lic after to-day.

Members of the Band of Hope Union Choir are requested to observo ;the altern tion in night for practice, as, Rowing to the school being engaged for a soiree, it is not possible to have the practice this evening. A full attendance is requested to-morrow (Wednesday) at 7.30.

At the Supreme Court, to-day, tho Grand Jury brought in true billa against Pakara te Faora, and Epiha Tribe, who it will be remembertd were arrested somo time ago in Waikato on a charge of shooting at with intent to )murder> surveying party at Upper Thames, several years agp. The trfttl will probably come on towards the end of the present week.

We have to call attention to tho sale of American organs and organettes to be held by Messrs B. Tonka & Co. to-morrow. The former are really beautiful instruments, sweet in tone and elegant in appearance. The latter arc most ingenious in construc tion, and can be played in the usual manner as an organ, or by anyone unacquainted with the science of music. This is (tonc_ by using perforated sheets of paper supplied with the instruments, and the effect is really marvellous.

Mr Superintendent Thomson has returned from tho Thames after inquiring into the charges of breach of discipline brought by Detective Farrell against Sergeant O'Grady. The other serious allegation made agaiost Sergeant O'Grady was not gone into, Mr Thomson holding it to be outsido his functions at the present stage of tho inquiry. The whole of the papers, with Mr Thomson's report thereon, co to Wellineton for the final decision of the Departmental Head,

Mr S. Hcmus is still pursuing his mission, and rendering efficient service to tho Total Abstinence canse in the country settlements. Ho has been lecturing at Kama, in connec tion with singing and music, and in other townships has attracted good audiences, and by bis earnestness of style, humour, and experiences of forty years, he has suc ceeded in winning over several hundred con verts to thecanae.

The Band of Hope Union practice, an nounced for tbis evening, in the Newton Congregationnl school-room, Edinburgh ttreot, has been postponed until to-morrow (Wednesday), in consequence of the incle ment weather.

The following notice appears in the "New Zealand Police Gazette " :—" Information U requested respecting the whereabouts of Miss Tilling, late of London, and who recently resided at Auckland. Inquiry is mate f°r her at the instance of tho Chief- Postmaster, Auckland."

There was a fair audience at the Opera House lost evening, although a large number of persons were prevented from at tending by the unfavourable weather. The panorama of the Zulu War was again presented,and the usual distribution of gifts took place at the close. The panorama will again ho exhibited this evening.

The shooting match between ten men from H.M.S. Nelson and ten of the Auck land Nava.l Brigade, at ranges 200, 400 and 500 yards (seven shots each range) took place on Saturday afternoon, resulting as tollows :—H.M.S, Pfehon team : Stephens, 56 ; Kockey, 59 ; Collins, 38 ; Dawes, 68 ; Pulsford, 60; Purdy, G4; Chappell, 42; Healy, 51; JRickwood, 57; Delicate, 70. —Total, 565. Naval Brigade team : Dodds, 62; Stanley, 47; HardiDg, 50 ; Smith, 49; Fenton, 38 ; Moor.c, 49 ; Mouldon, 5C ; Allan, 52; Finlay, 42; J,egriffen, 50 — Total, 495. The Nelson team thus won the match by 70 points. The teams drove back to tovrn and adjourned to host Maid en's, where dinner was provided in good style.

The Wesleyan Band of Hope, Parnell, are to hold a meeting this evening, as per advertisement. The meetings of this section ,of the Band of, Hope Union are generally well attended, owing, donbtles«, to the energy displayed by the committee and members, the latter coming before each meeting with well chosen dialogues and recitations. This evening there is to be a new feature in the programme, viz, some of tbe "N.clsons" are to take part in the meeting, Should the evening be propi tious, the room will, no doubt, be crowded.

At the meeting of the French Literary Society, on Saturday evening, Mr A, Flera ing was elected a member i he literary busi ness consisted of the reading of aa original sketch by the chairman (Mr de l'Eau), en titled "The Flying Dutchman, after a Dutch Sailor's Version." It was very humorous, and created much merriment, Mr E. R. Watkins will lecture next Satur day evening on " Reminiscences of Switzer land."

Mr Harding, Temperance lecturer, from Napier, delivered his instructive lecture in Ponsonby last evening, The lecture was the same as he delivered some time ago in the Pitt-street Wealeyan^ school-room,but it will always bear repenting, being replete with most useful knowledge. He is evi dently master of his subject, and tells bis Sito^y }\\ a niost interesting manner,

The Grapd Jury has ignored the bill against FredeyiCjk Fajrb.urn, surveyor, who, it will be remembered; was committed for trial some time ago by the fort Albert Justices on a charge of being illegjo.l}y'on the premises of Key. Gittos, at Utamatpa. It was anticipated that this course would be adopted from the strong expression of opinion given utterance to by His Honor in the charge to the jury yesterday. Fair burn will be released from his recognisances without further delay.

Return of sick treated at the Provincial District Hospital for the week ending Saturday, July Bth, 1882. Remained last return, 92; admitted since, 10; discharged, i 7; died, 3; remaining, 92: males 73, females 19. Arrangement of cases : — zymotic, 23; constitutional, 8; local, 37; developmental, 11; violent, 13. Three deaths occurred, viz., F.D., aged 52 years, male,on 3rd instant,of heart disease ; W.N., aged 51 years, male, on 4th instant, of jcariep of spine ; W.8., aged 50 years, male, pn sth indtarJ,t; ,of pneumonia. One pf the oldest Mnfual Improvemen Associations in Auckland is ajjpufc to Jje re » commenced under the presidency o't the1 Rev. A. Reid, The Pitt-street society has been in recess for a period, and n/Lt Reid being a trne lover of young men, is anxious to start the class again. With this object hu has announced that he will hold a pre> liminary meeting of the young men on Thursday evening next, at a quarter-past 8, in the school-room, Pitt-streefc, under neath the church, tie invites all young men who wish for such an institution to meet him npon that occasion.

Lunch every day, Masonic Hotel, 12 till 2-[A.avt].

Spectacles. — Herbert and Godfrey's Aqua crystal Spectacles recommended by the Faculty.—T. B. Hill, Chemlßt. Agent.-[ADVT.I

Vaccination at any time at Hill's Central Drug Store, Opposite the Theatre Royal, with Pure English Valt Lymph, Colonial Calf Lymph, or Humanised Lymph from healthy children.— Adtt, , .

THE EGYPTIAN TROUBLE

Arabi Hey Resumes Fortifying.

Admiral Seymour Demands

Surrender

ALEXANDRIA, July 9. Tiik work of arming and strengthening the forts commanding the harbour and city has been resumed by the Egyptian troops, aud Admiral Sir Beauchanip Seymour has, therefore, sent an ultimatum to Arabi Pasha, demanding the surrender of the forl3 to the allied Powers within twelve hours. ■ , Preparations for Bombardmont. ALEXANDKIA, July 9. Every preparation for bombarding tho city has now been completed by Admiral Seymour, and it is considered that an attack by the combined fleets is now in evitable. Mr C. A. Cookson, the British Consul, has notiiied the various Con suls of the intention of the British Admiral, aud has requested them to summon the sub •jects of the Powers which they represent to leave the city, and embark within twenty four hours.

Arab! Pasha DeJl.es the Sultan.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 9.

It has transpired that Arabi Pasha has ; been formally summoned by the Sultan to Stamboul, but that the Egyptian Minister has refused to obey His Majesty's com mand.

PARNELL WATER SUPPLY.

Enciinkkbs' Report on the City Supply.

AT the meeting of the Parocll Borough Council last evening, the water supply question was again discussed. The Mayor intimated that tho report of tho borough engineers, Messrs Boylan and Lundon, on the proposed scheme of supplying Parnell from the City Waterworks, hnd been received. A le'ter had been received from the city offering to supply at Is per 1,000 gallons from Mechanics' Bay, but declining the supply irom the Kybor Pass reservoir. A memo, from the Cty Waterworks .Engineer was appended to the Town Clerk's letter, Before their Knyineers' report was read, he had to state that he had had an interview with two City Councillors and tho Town Cleric,and had beea assured that the City Council were willing to supply Parnoll for as long a period as it wonld be required, and with regaul to the cluuso In the by laws relating to threo months' notice for terminating the supply, it w«s tbe v intention of the City Council only to avail themselves of the clause in event of a permanent break, down of the supply.—Cr. Pollard remarked that the terms offered placed them on the same footing as the city consumers.—The Mayor stated he had seen Mr Errington, the Water Works Engineer, who told him that his statement to the City Council Committee, the particulars of which had been forwarded to the Parnell Council, had been misunderstood as to the pressure from the Ponsonby leservoir only carrying water to the level of Dr. Goldsbro's house, For domestic purposes that reservoir would carry water to tho highest level in Parnell, and in the event of iiro, with the maximum pressure, a stream of water could be sent over St. Mary's Church, The report of Messrs. Boylan and Lundon was then read. It stated that tho pressure obtainable from tho Ponsonby reservoir would be sufficient to give a head of 31 feet over the highest point within the Borough of Parnoll, which would bo tho same head as from tho first reservoir proposed in con nection with a supply from Soccombe's,but somewhat less than from the reservoir sub sequently proposed. The head obtainable from the KyberPasi reservoir, which it was proposed to utilise in cases of omergoncy, was SG feet at the highest point in the borough. Tho report concluded as fol lows :—Briefly stated, tho advantages of taking the water from the city waterworks arc-(l) tho extra pressure obtainable in case of fire, «ay about 50 feet more than that obtainable from Seccombe's, a»d (2) thesavingof the cost of a reservoir and main, which may be put down at £2,000. The disadvantages are—(l) the extra price of 3d per 1000 gallons to ba paid for the supply from tho city waterworks, and (2) the somewhat inferior quality of the water to that of So:combo'B spring. After some discussion a committee, consisting of tbo M»yor and Crs. Wink* and Birber, was appointed 10 wait on the City Conncit for the purpo-c of obtaining official answers to the following points :—(1) Will Parnoll hive to pay Is por 1080 gallons for water used in case of fire? (2) How often will the City Council Hush the mains at Mechanics Bay; (3) Will tho City Council lay an 8-inch main at Mechan ics' Bay to meet the Coancit's 8-inch main? —This question was suggested in conse quence of a statement that the city at pre sent supplied Mechanics' Bay by means of a 6-inch pipe.—Two Conncilrs remarked that if these quostiaos were answered satisfac torily the whole matter could bo settlod at next Monday's meeting,—This concluded the discussion.

THE OAMARU MURDER.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

OAMARtJ, Monday, An inquest on the body of Sarah Adams, found in a creok near Papakai on the 2nd inst., commenced at Peebles this afternoon. Evidence was given of Beattie having about the time the woman disappeared left a blood-stained razor with the local hote^ keeper, saying his wife had been cutting fowls' necks with it, and asking the hotel keeper to clean it. He had been at the

hotel about the time of the woman's disappearance, and remained all night, and the hutel-kcepcr said he bad heard Beattie bad gone out of the hotel during the night, but could not say positively. Witness had put the razor in a desk, and afterwards gave It to the constable, in the presence of Hi DeLautour. Jt was exactly in the same condition as when he received it,— William Henry gcott, surveyor, deposed to making a plan of the sp'bt where the body of the woman was found, He had examined the plape where the gravel had fallen, and was of opinion that it might Have been removed artificially with a stiovel or spade, and that it had not been a natural Blip, The outline generally at the upper edge looked as if a shovel or spade had been used, but he could not find any actual trace of these. Another reason for believing that it was done artificially was that there were footprints, ■in the position in which they would be left by a person using a spade. They were not fresh footmarks,as moss was beginning to grow on them.

Dr LeLautour, who made the post-mortem examination, ajtid the bruises could not have been on the body a fortnight before death. They must have been inflicted within a short time of death. Witneis had tested the iron chemically with Dr Day's teat. Ho found that there were one or two corpuscles similar to blood of mam» mals, The spots on the carving knife have the dame results as the iron bar. The blood on the razor gave the blood test chemically, and on microscopic examination he found mammal's blood, aom striped fibre, and red woollen fibre. The blood from the nandle of the razor gave the chemical test, and al.«o gave the absorption bands faintly in the spectrum analysis. The position of these bandsreorrespondndexsctly with those in his (witness1) own blood. Too blood on the chips from the floor of the hut gave the signs of mammals' blood. lie also tested a piece from the inside of a large frieze nlstcr coat, which was found in the hut, some stains on which appeared to have been wasted out, which gave the sign of mammal's blood, as also did a sheet, found by the jury. Witness examined some fowl's blood on a razor after come hours' exposure, which gave •signs of blood by the chemical test, and by the spectrum analysis, but micro scopically.it- showed., the fowl's Wood cjiiite distinct from the blood on ,the other razor. '"He examined, the hair found on the handkerchief. "It 'resembled human ljair, but Jje was not prepared to swear jt was so. He compared it with the hair cut froni the deceased's head, and found them veiy simi? lar. He examined gome blood on a pair of moleskin trousers found by Constable Livingston, which gave all the reactions characteristic of mammal's blood, but very faintly.under the spectroscope. The spots on the trousers were all below the knee,

There are twenty-fivejwitnesses to be ex amined, and the enquiry will probably last for some days. Peebles is foutteen miles from Oamaru,

There is a probability that the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court, trill be con. eluded this week.

DIVORCE CASE.

;by telegram— own .correspondent.)

Application to Dissolve an Auck-

land Marriage.

WELLINGTON, tbis day. IN the Supreme Court (Cvil Sittings) to day, before Judge Richmond, the case of Levoi v. Levoi was heard. This was a suit for tho dissolution of marriage. It was in stituted by one "Ralph Levoi (theatrical agent), who prayed for dissolution of marriage, on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, one William King. Mr W. T. L. Travera appeared tor the petitioner, and Mr Edward Shaw for the respondent, who was stated to be now living at Sydney. The petition set forth that Kalph Levoi was married to the respondent, Christian Burns, at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Auckland, on the 22nd January, 1873. Since the marriage, petitioner (Kalph) and his wife had cohabited together at Auckland, Christchurcb, and Wellington. Two children (girls), were born of the marriage, one now aged eight and the other six years. The-adultery was alleged to have taken place with William King, a ship's steward, in August, 1881, and on divers occasions subsequent to that date. The petitioner, who was sworn as a member of the Hebrew persuasion, was then called, a«d examined ill support of the petition. He said the marriage cere mony was performed by the Rev. Mr Bruce. His wife was 22 years of age at that time. She bore him two boys before the marriage. The two boys were now at the Catholic" College, and the two girls I were in the Convent; they were being sup ported entiroly by him. His Honor hero drew attention to the fact that the petitioner had been born as a Jew, married at a Presbyterian Church, aud maintained his children at a Roman Catholic institution. Ho remarked that this was a very singular state of things.

Mr Shaw : Perhaps the natural outcome of .Presbyterian and Jew is a Catholic.— (Laughtor). ilia witness continued his evidence : He said he separated from his wife on the 14th of March, 1881. About that time they were liviDg at Christchurcb, and he had suspicions of her infidelity. More over she was addicted te intemperate habits. A deed of separation was drawn up by a Cbristchurch solicitor, and witness paid her passage to Wellington, where she resided with her sister—a Mrs Dink*, in Grainger* street. He allowed her £5 per month, and found her and the children in clothing. ! In October of that year be visited hor, and found the children in a very neglected ce.n ditioo, upon which he determined to re move them to the care of a lady named Murray, and afterwards to the Catholic In stitution mentioned. He had not lived with his wife from March, 1881, np to the present time. In April last he again visited Wellington to sco his children. On that occasion had reaton to believe that his wife was cuciente. When accused of this, she denied taat this was the case. Wit ness, however, still had his doubts, and, on the Ist May, accompanied by Dr Collins, lie visited her at the house where she was then living—the Princess Theatre Hotel. On being acquainted with the nature of the object of their visit, Mrs l.evol made a move as if to leave the room. Witness prevented herfromcarryingouisuch an intention, whereupon she turned round and said: " It's no use denying lam pregnant; what of it ?" In reply to Dr Collins, she added that she had been in that condition for a period of about seven months. She objected to state the name of the father in the presence of the doctor, but after the latter had with drawn for a minute, she snid it was W. King, a steward on board tho Opawa, then lying alongside tho wharf at Wellington. 'I'wo days afterwards Mrs Lcvoi called at the Theatre Hotel, where witness was temporarily lodging, and, in the presence of a theatrical agent named Wacksmith (who was there at his special request), denied an accusation that a cer tain Captain Oliver had bean intimate with her, adding, "If I may never live to give birth to the child, Oliver is as innocent of this crime a< you, Levoi." She next re peated her statement that King was the father, and remarked that she was going to ttyynoy to bo confined, bo as not to bring disurace on her children in Wellington, About the same time, also, witness, in company with Mr Wacksmith, went on board the Opawa, and had an inter view with King, who admitted having been on intimate relations with Mra Levoi, buf declined to say whether he was the father of the expected child until he should have had an opportunity of convers ing with her on the subject. Witness had not Been bis wife from that time to this.

During the course of cross-examination, petitioner said he had known his wife for about four years prior to the dste of his marriago with her. He denied that he had seduced her, She had told him herself that she had been familiar with another man be fore sbo kacw petitioner. Nothing was mentioned in the deed of reparation about infidelity — " unhappy differences ' l were therein set forth as the cause of the separa tion. Respondent had never charged him with unfaithful conduct.

Mr Shaw : 'Sou say that when you separated from each other at Christchurch sho came to Wellington In charge of tbe children. Do yon think a drunken woman and adulteress is a lit person to takechaige of your family ?

Witness : As she was the mother of the children I thought I would give her a trial,

Cross-examination continued: Respon dent had a weakness for stewards. Wit ness could not say he would be surprised to hear that his wife had been confined in Sydnoy yet. Nothing would surprise him now.

His Honor; Perhaps you have some news of it, Mr Shaw ? Mr Shaw : I am afraid I cannot make it evidence, your Honor. Dr Collins was next called, and gave cor roborative evidence.

Mr Herman Ferdinand Wacksmith also corroborated the petitioner's testimony, Alice Marry att, a widow, deposed that she was a dressmaker. While respondent was staying at the house of witness,she admitted that she was pregnant by King. Ih is concluded the case for the petitioner. Mr Shaw said that the petitioner having elected to build a case, the whole theory of which depended on the allegations that the respondent had committed adultery with King, the Court should be satisfied outside tho woman's statements that Kins; was the father. He pointed oat that the Courts at home were exceedingly loath to rely on the unsupported evidence of a woman in cases of this kind. His Honor ultimately adjourned the Court till to-nioi' row, reserving his decision.

PARNELL BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the Parnell Borough Connoll was held last ovoalng. Present: His Worship the Mayor (R. Walkor, Kaq,), Crß Barber, Horbort, Hood, Mullins. Winks, PollariJ, Davioa. * Watbb Suppiy —Cr Winks gave notlos of his intention to move at the next meellnsr'of the Council, " Tat Btepa be taken for the raising of a loan of £8,000, for the purposes of a water supply for Parnell." (An important discussion re the water supply will be found Id another column.) Dicainaok.—Mr F. Kilfoyle wrote complain ing of damage done to hit property through storm and dralnago water being permitted to run through big yard. Cr Mullins spoke In sup port of tne nuisance being remedied at onoe. He estimated the ooat at under £25. After some discusßion the matter was referted to the Streets Committee, with power to ant. St. Qitoßpit's Bay Road.—Mr Kinsey wrote, complaining ot the bad state of St. Ueorge's Bay road from Jutland street to the beaob,- Re ferred to Streets Committee. Bating Powkh3.—The Mayor oaid he had a matter of considerable Importance to bring under the notice of tbe Counol1. A Bhort time nun a correspondent had written to the press, aakiag if a district joined a borough would the burotigh have power to raise a special losal r*to for works in tho annexed district. Tho Kditor replied in a footnoio that the borough oould not do so; and in his opinion this answer aid not meet the case. He quoted clause 111 of the Municipal Corporation Act, bearing on the question, and Bald it Boomed to him that a borough would hare such power.—Cr Bar ber said nndor the * eta Corporation could not rate tor general or special purposes more than 2a in the £ '1 ho City Council of Auck'and rated Is in tho £ for general and Is for special purposes, consequently they could not legally claim the Jd library rate. This waa all the business.

The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court ware resumed to-day. . A grea,t deal of interest appeared to be evinced in the proceedings, the Court being crowded with spectators all day. The Grand Jury brought in true bills in a number of cases, and ignored those in several others. Several cases were also heard by the Court and dealt with, A report of the proceedings appears in another column.

An inquest was held tbia afternoon at the Alexandria Hotel, Parnell, on the body of William, the infant son of Mrs Burns, who was found dead in bed by the side of its mother, as stated in our last, The inquiry had not concluded in time for the verdict to appear in the present issue,

TELEGRAMS.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT],

.COKOMANDEL, Monday. Tho Rev. Philip Walsh conducted the service yesterday at Christ Church, the offertories being announced to be for the benefit of the widow of the';iate minister of the church. There were liberal donations of gold and notes on the plate. The morning offertory amounted to £22 4s 6d, and the evening to £1G 11s 9d. Total, £38 lCs 3d. Bad weather prevented a number from attend ing church. It is therefore expected this amount will be yet further augmented by their contributioas,

Matawai Claim. —Vaughan lodged 6SJ ozs. of gold in the bank on Saturday night. The splendid yield was obtained from only sixty pounds of specimens, which conse quently went over an ounce to the pound. Blackmoue and Home Kule, — The arbitration case re the encroachment was to have been investigated by the arbitrators to-day, but the tremendous storm which has rased will most likely prevent its being carried out.

DUNEDIN, this day.

A new trial in the case of Connor v. Mackay will after all take place iv Dun edin. It is said that Beattie, charged with the Papaki murder, ha? a wife and family in County Down, Ireland, where ho was in good circumstances as a general dealer. Misfortune overtaking him, he came out to the colony, and became acquainted with the deceased about 7 years ago, BIG THEATRICAL BUSINESS. Bland Holt's World Company has done the biggest business at popular prices known in Dunedin since liiogard's " Our Boy sjj season.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

7\EW PLYMOUTH, Monday.

AKREST AT MOKAU,

The first time the Queen's writ has ever been carried into effect in the Mokau country was on tho 7th July, when Con stable Ryan arrested, under warrant, Uorand DeCourcey Martelli, a member of the Armed Constabulary force, for larceny. Martelli bad gone to Mokau, in company with Captain Messenger, for the purpose of obtaining signatures of some Datives to certain deeds. It was while on this busi ness that the arrest, was made at Mokau Heads. The charge upon which the pri soner is arrested is for having stolen a breech-loading gun, value £5, the property of Her Majesty.

HOKITIKA, Monday.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT,

The steamer Waipawa got ashore on the North Spit when entering the river, after tendering the steamer Hero. In trying to get the steamer nil' yesterday the hawser slipped, and broke Captain Bignell's leg in two places. He was immediately taken te tho Hospital. Charles Jqhnutone, one of the seamen on board, had his hand severely Injured, and Sutherland, the mate, also re ceived slight injuries. The Bteamer is not in a bad position, and is expected to be got off in a couple of days.

WELLINGTON, thiß day. There are thirteen cases for trial at the Criminal Session.

The quarterly returns for the Otago Edu cational Iriitrict show an average attend ance of 15,765, being an increase of 100 on the same quarter of last year. Four new schools have been opened.

In the Supreme Court civil.kittings to day, Kalpli Levoi, commission 'agent, ap plied for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with one William King, a steward. After hearing argument, Judge JKichraond reserved his judgment until to-morrow.

Messrs J. and W. Staple's stables, in rear of their brewery, were destroyed by fire this evening. The building was in. sured iv the .National office for £150.

HOKITIKA, Monday,

4,308 ounces of gold were shipped by the B.s. Hero, for Sydney, per the Bank of Mew Zealand.

CIIRISTCHtJRCH, this day.

At a meeting of the Benevolent Associa tion yesterday, it waa shown that the funds wero getting low,| while the number of cases requiring relief have increased, and it was therefore resolvtdr to make a public appeal for assistance. WATEK SUPPLY. The City Council last night resolved by 8 to 1 to take a poll on the question of raising a loan for water supply. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors to-day Mr Montgomery was re-elected chairman. A tell-tale has been in operation at the Museum for some time, and shows that since June 17, 5,200 persona visited it, chiefly on Sundays. This is at the rate of 125,000 a year, but being midwinter, prob ably many more will really visit the build ing in the coutee of twelrc mouths. The total number of books in the Public Library is 15.GG1, and the number of sub scribers 644.

Thirteen publicans were fined to-day for not keeping lights burning in front of their houses all night, as required by the new Act. Nominal penalties were inflicted.

Bishop Sargent and the Key. Mr Mc- Cartney, assisted by several dignitaries of the Anglican Church, held a mission meet ing this cvoning. It was Tory largely attended.

TIMARU, Monday.

PLAYIKU WITH FIRE-ARMS,

On Saturday last a boy named Berkwell was accidentally shot in the face near Teruuka while looking down the barrel of a pistol loaded with shot, held in his brother's hands, and which had hung fire. Tbe boy's ljfe is not considered in danger, but he wifl probably be blind for life.' :

j DUNEDIN, Monday.

The new dredge has already produced ex cellent results on the bar. On Saturday there was a depth of over nineteen feet at ow water. ' " '

DUNEDIN, this day. Kitchener's baby died this morning.

HARBOUR BOARD.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Har bour Board was held this afternoon, there being present: Messrs Corapton (chairman), J, M, Clark (Mayor), Waddel, Thompson, MoKanzie, Stone. Maeoflold, and Thou. Morrin. Quarry Rksihve A letter was received from Mr D. A. Tola (Oommlanloner of Crown Jbands), stating that it was under the contem-; platlon of the Crown Lands Board to grant Mr D. Fallon a seven years' lessa of a quarry ro« ---serve on Rangltoto. and inking If tholioarahad any objaotionto oiTor.—Beferroa to Works Com mliteo. Kr.HOTRic Lioiit.—Messrs K. Porter & Co. wrote, offering for Bale for tlio purposes of Wharf and harbour Illumination, the oleot-io i light apparatus that they have already offered to sell to the Corporation.—Referred to Works Committee. Freeman's Bay Landing Flacbi — The Harbourmaster reported that the reserve at Frogman's Bay, lately used us a landing place for gunpowder was now blocked up with sawn timber, lags, paste, shingles, drain pipes, bricks, and other materials, nnd be therefore re oomended that notice should be given of the Hoard's ntnntlon to dispose of them unless they were removed within a sßoolllort time.—lt w»s agreed to give seven day's notice. Harbour Defkncb.-A telegram was re relvea from the Ljttelton Harbour Board, ln vltintf o-operation in urging the Government to proceed at once to carry out Col. Scratchioy's pippoßod scheme of harbour defenoe by procur ing torpedo vessels.—Tho Chairman mentioned that it was proposed to place three eeven-tan nuns and three 64-poundera on the North Head, and the Burvpyor had already raoeived orders to survey and level the ground for this arma mont.—Mr Clark stated |ihat tho Commodore had spoken to him in' high terms of the Booescfdillty of the harbour. — It was Bttreed to request the ci'y members to presi upon the Government tha desirability of giving immediate effect to Colonel Sorotohley'H scheme of harbour defence, and also to bring under their consideration the advisability of erecting noon the North He&d a heavy bsttory of long range rubs. Tbndkss.—Tha following tenders were' re ceived for additions to toe outer Bastorn T. of Uueen-9treet Wharf:-John Taylor, £3857; Mercer and Marshall, £3219; H. Held, £2349; a. Sutherland. £2900; Hunt and White, £2761. The Knglneer'seßtimaicwas£3Coo. Messrs Hunt and White's tender was accepted, no extension of contract time to be allowed, and all fines to be enforoed. It was also agreed to retain Sutherland's deposit nntll the contract is signed. Tendora for two boats were also received aa follows :-Chas. Baliey, £38 10a ; J. W. Carr and Sons. £37 Se. a here was' also an Informal tender, Carr end Son's tender was accepted, (Left Bitting,)

At the Supreme Court this afternoon, James Jacob Bauer, for forgery and utter ing, and Alexander and John Andrews, for breaking into a store at Northern Wairoa, were released, the Grand Jury having ignored the bill against them. True bills were Drought in against Eliza David son for bigamy, and James Troy, Samuel Dufty, and Samuel Bowden for forgery and uttering,

CABLEGRAMS.

[UEUTEIt'S CABLEGRAM,]

AN ENGLISH VIEW OF THE COLONIES.

LONDON, July 10,

The "Times," in a leading article this morning, condemns the jealousies displayed by the colonies in their dealings with one another, and expresses the opinion that this alienation is due to excessive protec tion. THE LOCHNAGAR PtJT BACK. LONDON, July 8. The ship Lochnagar, outward bound from London to the Bluff, has been towed into Dover, [N.B.— The cause is at pre sent unknown, the telegram having been mutilated in transmission.] THE MURDER OF COMMANDER SELBY. LONDON, June 28. In the trial of the assassins of Commau der Selby, of the Falcon, who died from the effects of the wounds Inflicted by a party of Albanian shepherds, on the 13th February last, which has just been concluded, at Constantinople, Commander Selby's prin cipal assailant was found guilty and sen tenced to 15 years' imprisonment with hard j labour; fifteen other Albanians, who were j convicted of being abettors j in the attack, were each sentenced to one year's penal servitude. THE RUSSIAN ATROCITIES ON JEWS. The ringleaders in the recent savage at tacks made by some Russian peasants upon , Jewish residents at liartaoun, Southern Russia, have been called upon their trial. The riots commenced on the 11th of April, and lasted several days. An immeusc quantity of property was destroyed, two Jews were killed, end several seriously injured. .Numerous arrests were made. The military authori ties and chief actors in these riots have been severely punished. NARROW ESCAPE OF GENEKAL GRANT. •■> A fatal accident is reported from America. At Long Branch, the watering-place on the coast of New Jersey, where General Grant resides,a train ranoff the line into thewater. Five persons were killed, but General Grant, who was a passenger by the train, escaped from injury, SYDNEY TAIWHANGA AT HOME. Two Maori chiefs, delegated by natives in New Zealand to present a petition to Her Majesty pointing out the injustice done to the Maori race by the dealings of successive Governments with thn lands of the colony, have arrived in London. Greatexcitementprevailedinthe Metropo lis on the 28th June about the state of affairs ia Ireland. A number of wild rumours were curreot which indicated that some fresh outrages of a horrible nature had been perpetrated. Several high State offi cials were reported to have been assas sinated. Earl Clanricarde was also said to be one of the victims, These rumours gained a ready credence after the late horri ble murders at Phoenix Park. When re liable information was received it was as certained that no fresh attacks had been made by assassins upon State representa tive?, but the details of several murders came to band. LONDON, July 2. Sir Henry Parkes was publicly enter* tamed prior to his departure from Plymouth for Australia on Siturday. In response to tbe toast of his health, be referred to the' position of England with respect to her Colonial Empire, fcir Henry concluded his remarks with an intimation that a sepa ration of the Australian Colonies from Great Britain was a possible contingency. CETEWAYO VISITS ENGLAND. It has been definitely arranged that the long-talkcd-of visit ot Cetewayo to England shall now take place, and he is expected to land at Plymouth in the course of about a month. THt JAPANESE ALARMED. The Government of Japan, treating the propagation of ideis subversive of the exist ing order of things in that country, have issued an edict prohibiting .{he delivery of lectures dealing with political topics. RUSSIAN FLANS FOR DESTROYING 6UEZ CANAL. Arabi Pasha is in possession of the plans which were concocted some time ago by the Kußsian Gorernment with a view to blocking the Suez Canal in case of tbe breaking out«of war between Russia and England. It is his intention, in case England should forcibly interfere in Egypt, to avail himself of the Russian tcueme. He also proposes to prepare for a desperate defence by making a levy en masse of all the male population of Egypt. The Spanish GovernD-ent are strongly in favour of a .British occupation of Egypt. They do not consider it desirable for other Powers to interfere.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE SUBZ MAIL.

MELBOURNE, July 10. Arrived, this morning : The P. »nd O. steamship Mirzapore with the Suez mails, via Suez and Brindisi, dated London, June 2. EGYPTIAN TROUBLE AND THE SUEZ MAILS.

MELBOURNE, July 10. The Peninsula and Orient Company's agent received a telegram this morning stating that the Kuropean mails will now bs conveyed through the Suez Canal by the company's steamers, instead of by rail from Suez to Alexandria, as in the paat.

THE MELBOURNE JEWELLERY

ROBBERY.

MELBOURNE, July 11. The police to-day effected the arrest of the men who are alleged to have broken into the premises occupied by Joseph Avinski, in Lonsdale-street East, last month, and to have stolen jewellery valued at £15,000.

DEATH OF AN EX BANK

MANAGER.

MELBOURNE, July 11; Mr John Matheson, late general manager of the Bank of Victoria, was seized with an epileptic fit to-day, and died suddenly.

CONCERT AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.

An instrumental and vocal concsrt, under tfae management of Mr Pooley, organist of St. Matthew's Church, took place in the theatre Koyal last evening. Notwithstand ing the very unfavourable weather which prevailed, there was a fair' attendance. The principal items of attraction were'selections of music by the band from H.M.S". kelson, which comprises eighteen •instrumenliilists, besides Mr Daley, the bandmaster. The bind performances were excellent, and well worthy of the patronage of a much larger audience. JHach was highly appreciated, as evidenced by the tiequent applause bestowed, and Mr iJaley certairjly deserves much credit for the degree of perfection arrived at by those under bis instruction, both individually and collectively. The concert opened with a band performance, " Semiramidc " (Rossini), while at intervals during the 'evening there were also ren dered : Valse, "Blue Alsatians (Lamothe); scena ed aria, "II Trovatoro" (Verdi); march, " Fanfare " (Pooley) conducted by the composer; overture, "Stabat Mater" (Kossiui); selection, "H.M.S. Pinafore" (Sullivan); selection, " Reminiscences of Donizetti " ; valse," Pluied'Or"(Waldteu fel); and medley, "An Evening about Town" (Bnsquit), with solos for clarionet, oboe, cornet, and euphonium. The selections from "Pinafore" were received with loud applause trom all parts of the house, and were desencdly encored. Mr Gordon Gooch sang two spnga—•" Wanderer," (Schubert) and' "Simon the Cellarer," the last de livered in that gentleman's usual taking style, and, as on many previous occasions, awarded an encore. Mauarae Pooley sang pleasingly and with nice expression, " The Lo3t Chord," with organ and pianoforte accompaniment, and in. response to a recall bowed her acknowledgments. A second song, " The Kerry Dance," was also given by tbe same lady, while the duet "We Two," (Sma't) by Madam Pooley and Mr Gordon Gopcu, was of much.merit. Mr Angelo Forrest con tributed two pianoforte holosi— a fantasia on Scotch airs (Thalberg), and, •" Caprise Opera 95 " (J_ Kaff), and also played, the pianoforte accompaniments to several songs during the performance. Mr Greenshields (Petty Officer, H.M.S. Nelson) made a de pidqd hit in " The Standard pf Old Eng land," a real sailor's son?, and his reap pearance was demanded, He gave another descriptive song in real man-o'-war style ; and after submitting to a further ep core, quitted the stage amid deafening applause. The concert on tbe whole was a decided success", and Mr Pooley must be congratu lated upon the result. We hope that, at some future time, before the Nelson leaves this port, a much larger audience may have the pleasure of listening to a similar per formance and one of so much merit.

PARLIAMENTARY.

w [By Telegraph,—Special Reporter]

WELLINGTON, this day.

Major Atkinson's speech in moving' the Compulsory Insurance resolutions was little more than a. repetition of the resolutions themselves, and a general defence of Mr Blackley's theory, which appeared iv tha " Nineteenth Century." It fell flat on the Howie, a large number of members evi dently considering the allusions .made an insult to the independence and honour of colonists generally, and as involving serious and impracticable obligations between employes and the Government on the one hand, aud on the other hand degrading conditions between employers and employe's, the former being made responsible tor the collection of the proposed compulsory poor rate. Mr Montgomery was not particularly strong in his reply, and he had his speech marred by the ringing of the flrebell, in connection » with a lire in the immediate proximity of the House, which had the effect of clearing both the floors and the galleries. Sir George Grey followed, and tore Major Atkinson's argument to shreds. The debate may be described, so tar, as afford, ing a cheap amusement to members who take little or no interest in the subject and as convincing all that it was never intended to have any practical reßult, Allowance for Married Police, men. Mr Tole to-day gives notice to ask the Minister of Defence if lie will cause a suf ficient allowance for ho.use rent to be made to such married policemen in Auckland as are not furnished with free quarters. Mr Edmonds's Claim. Re Mr J. S. Edmonds's claim.MrTole will move on going into Committee of Supply that the House should grant relief to Mr Edmonds for his losses through the natives on the East Coast. Mr Cadman and the Sale of Blasting Powder. Mr Cadman, member for Coromandel, baa been interviewing the Native Minister, representing the great inconvenience hither to experienced on the goldfields by those engaged in mining operations who require to use blasting powder, and has suggested that those who require the above article should not be compelled to obtain a permit from a Justice of tne Peace, neither should the dealer be required to pay for a license, At a Cabinet meeting yesterday, it wag de cided to accede to these Bnsifieationß, and an order in Council will be issued in the Gazette to-morrow, relieving blasting powder from all restrictions. Mr Moss's Corporations Bill. Mr Moss's Corporations Act 1876 Amend-, ment .Bill provides that any Council may contract for any period not exceeding twenty-one years at one time with the owners of any waterworks or any other person or company for such supply of water as the Council may think necessary, pro vided that no contract shall be for a longer period than three years, unleis the.burgeSßes shall previously approve of the period for which it is proposed that such contract shall be made. In order to carry out this provi sion, the Council shall publish in the borough once in each week, for two succes sive weeks, a notice setting forth the period for which it is proposed to make tbe con tract, and appointing a day—not les than fifteen nor more than 21 days from the pub lication of the said notice—on which a poll of the burgesses will be taken. Thereupon such shall be taken in accordance with the sections of the Act providing for the taking of polls,co far as the same are appli cable to the purposes of this Act. Te Whiti and lohu. Last night's " Post" has the following paragraph, evidently written to order of the Government:—" It has been decided to move Te Wniti and Tobu to Kelson as a place of residence, and the two chiefs are either on their way thither by the Stella, or will be conveyed in that vestel directly she touches at Lyttel on, after a lighthouse cruise on which she is now engaged. She was expected to call at Lyltelten yester day, and to reach .Nelson with her famous passengers to-day, a house will be taken there for six months certain at any rate, and placed at their disposal for residence. Their sojourn at Nelson may be protracted, if necessary, bat at pres«nt is fixed for six months. Every facility will be afforded for their wives and families joining them. In fact, the offer has already beep, made, bnt tlmse misguided ladies consulted the senior chief at Parihaka, and ha strongly advised them to dtcline, because he thought there could be no don lit that in a week or two their husbands would ba su« pernaturally restored t« them, and he men tioned the probable means of transit as being a cloud and flame of fire. Mrs Te Wbiti and Mrs Tohu felt that this would lie a muck more dignified mode of reunion than bo common-place a method as their travelling to Kelson to join their spouses, so they thanked Mr Bryce for his offer, but said as the clouds and flames which were to bring back their ahsent ones would probably be round so soon, they concluded it would be better for them to wait, instead of troubling the Government to cart them about after their husbands." Petitions from Aucldand. Auckland still pours in her petitions. The following were tabled yesterday :— From 404 persons against the removal of the Native Lands Court (Mr Swansan); from the brewers against the beer duty (Mr Tole); from S. Stephenson re refusal of licenie at Mount Albert (Mr Tole); trom George Mullenger for compensation for wrongful dismissal (Mr Swanson); from Thomas Gtaham, late sergeant ot the Hau raki Engineer Volunteers, for back pay and money for damage to clothing (Mr D'arga. ville); from Hohepa Maitaltana, Coroman del, for compensation (Mr Cadman); from P. G. Levey and Jobp Fleet, Parawai, for compensation for being deprived of water snpply by the passing of the Thames Water Supply '1 ransler Act, 1880 (Mr Sheehan); trom Jag liregtner, Raglan, for compensation for damage to bonndary fence (Mr Whitakcr); from German residents at Ohaupo, Walkato, for refund of money paid for letters •of naturalisation (Mr Whitaker); from William Hall May, of Shortland, - Thames, claim for military services (Mr Sheehan); from reaidenta'in Waitema'ta, for trie* construction of a wharf at Waiwera Hot Springs {Mr Hurst). ' r ■- > ■

House of Representatives.

Monday. The House met at 7.30 p.m,

POET CHALMERS BILL. Mr MACANDREW gave notice that he would ask it the attention of the Govern' iii6h(!' had been 'called' tu'the rie'eessify fdr deepening the harbour at 'tmV'Railway Wharf, Port Chalmers, so as tq enable the vessel'n6w on its'way'direct from Eriglafiij for frozen meat to load alongside the whatfi NATIONAL INSURANCE. Major Atkinson rose to move his resolu tion on the subject of National Insurance. He said it was the most important resolu tion he had been privileged to lay before the House. He would proceed to- give v broad outline of the scheme, leaving the details to be filled up afterwards. He claimed no originality. The idea had oriapi uatcd with Mr Blakeley, hi England. His scheme, however, differed from the original one iii one or two points,designed to meet the requirements of the colony. Mr Blakeley's proposal was, that if a man remained capa ble of labour he should have no right to claim from the fund. He (Major Atkinson) proposed that everyone,without distinction, should draw from the fund. That was more in accordance with the feeling of the colony than the other. The question of the remedy for the pauperism of the old country had often been raised, but it was rnoro readily asked than answered, As the aggregate o| the wealth increased, so did themnoveaness of its distribution. The; line was being drawn sharper and sharper between the enormously rich and the extremely poor. Bo the contributing causes of poverty what they might, they did ex»t, and it appeared to him they were gradually advancing in this colony. The ratio„ of chari table aid was gradually increasing. in proportion to the population, and they must be prepared to see a large number of persons supported by charity nnless they could devise, some snch scheme as this. ■ Ho greater, calamity could.befall the,colony than ,the adoption . of a,system.,.like ;lhe English Poor Law, It had degraded and demoralised one of the finest peasantry in the world. The question y/aa, /h6w conld T/e proyide for the masses.withoutvdfe moralising thp peaple ? The remedy np't poured to him to be co-operative thrift and insurance, and that to. be snecessful would have to be national. The predisposing causes ot pauperism were then enumerated. The fust two causes were lowness of wages, and inability to get work, Those conld not affect a young progressive country like this to any great extent. The other two causes were sickness and old age,1 They were doing practically nothing to check pauperism. They had charitable aids and charitable

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. TUESDAY. JULY 11



New Zealand For Clothing Faotory Now Zealand quality, Olothinu Faotory New Zealand. y * ' Olsthlng Faotory Now Zealand Clothing Faotory New Zealand Stylk, Clothing Factory New Zealand _ Clothing Faotory New Zealand For Clothing Kaotory Hew Zealand Vabibty, Clothing Faotory Kew Zealand „ Olothing Factory New Zealand VoT Clothing Faotory New Zealand Value, ■ Ciothinß Faotory OUR MANUFACTURES CANNOT BE KXCBLLEDI THE YEARLY INCREASING DEMAND IS THK MOST SATISFACTORY PROOF 07 PUBLIC APPRECIATION! TWO PRIZE MEDALS ■ AND CERTIFICATE OF MERIT M awarded at CHBISTOHUHOn EXHIBITION! TRY OUR CLOTHING MADE OF THE CELEBRATED MOSGIEL TWEED Yon Will Get None Bkttkr I Auckland Bran oh: New Zealand Qubbn-strbet, Clothing Faotory New Zealand opposite Clothing Faotory New Zealand _ "^i1"" 10 Clothing Faotory Sfw Zealand Theatre Royal; clothing Faotory New Zealand and at Clothing Faotory New Zealand Albortstroet, Clothing Faotory New Zealand Tnames. Clothing Faotory New Zealand — Clothing Faotory New Zealand 3. Fitmimons, Olothing Faotory New Zealand Branch Clothing Faotory New Zealand Manager. Clothing Factory



W# It» Bridgman lnvltos Inspection of a LARGE LOT OF NHiW WOOD 3, Bought very low, and which he will sell oheap. 80 Coloured Alhambra Quilts, 2/9, S/6; very largo, 4/8 800 yards White Twill Shooting, 5 [in and72ln t I/yard A Very Largo Lot or White Flannels, in, in. 1/3; a'Splendid Line, very heavy, 31fn, 1/fi yard A Qood Stock ot Grey and White Calicos, from /.'I, wholesale price by the piece for oash only (net) 160 Fairs White Blankets, from G/6 pair; Cold Rags In great variety. A Very Large Stook of Ladles' Corsets, all prloes; good usoful line, 2/3 pair., 120 Palis Lontc Muslin Curtains. 8/3, 4/11, 5/6, &0,, per pair A Very Large atook of Nloa Dress Materials, In Serges, Homespuns, Cashmeres, Merinos, and Fancy unm Goods, worthy of inspeotion, ac much below usual prices , 360 Heads of Very Strong Worsted, all shados, 1/9 net Balance of Winter Stock of Ladles' Cloth Jackets and Ulsters, to bo oleared at ahoat OOBt prloo Bo] Pairs Boys' and Youths' Tweed Trousers, S/Il pair Men's Cotton Shirts, from 1/6; Wiooey do, from 2/6 Men's Blade Felt Hats, 2/9, 8/, 3/6, &c; Boys' Felt Hats, from 1/11 25 Men's Tweed Macintosh Coats, nlcs goods. . new. 27/6 (oheap) Men's and 80/a" White and Coir). Mole Trousers, small advanoa on wholesale price A barge Stook ot Clotbiog, Hate, Hosiery, Shirts, &o. W. K. B. Is determined to soil a Good Artlole Bt tho Lowost Possible Remunerative Price— whtoh he oan do. his expenses being small. Country Storekeepers and Lvrae Purchasers Will have all the advantages of Job Lines at a ■mall advanoa on oost. . "ATTBHOT FltKB BY POST. 7. Ob all Oash Purohases of 20s and upwards. JUNCTION pRAPBRY VPPMI QPKKN-STRISKT. GUnuine Clearing Sale, ■. OF CLOTHING, ■■'■& SHIRT^™ hVrHY, |g S sHmTL NJ}^°, 3iEßy' n HLAMOtL9, 1 &0., &C* &C. gAMUBt COOMBBB & £o Having FUKOHASBD THE PREMISES at present occupied by them, Intend mak ing Extensive Alterations to meot the requirements ot their in creasing Business. Before the alterations are oommenoed, it wll be neoeasary to REDUCE THBIR IMMBNBK STOOK. In orfler to do this, Samuel Coombes & Co. WlLIi HOLD A CLEARING BALE Commencing OB FRIDAT NEXT. IHB STOCK WILL BK REDUCED IN EAOH DEPARTMENT TO BUCH PRIOK3 A3 MUST KFffKOT A SPEEDY CLEARANOB. In this Bale wIU be lnoluded the BTOOK of the AtTBTBAMAN CtOTHtNQ IND DBiPaBST COUPANV. POROHASKD BT SAMUEL COOMBW & CO. FOB OASH. AISO, ABOUT GO OASES AND BALKS 07 GOODS Jost BEiNa Landed. BSUKUBSBI-THE SALE COMMENCES m FRffIAT MORNINQ. COMB BARLT AND SECURE THK BARGAINS. k^TJEL /Coombes & rso,, ♦fe. ZEAX.AND CtOTHINO iuhi, C XvCOMPANT, I fUB*. ---rt NvSTR EB T, I *v-



Speoifel Adverttßementß. r|iB[ORNTON f SMITH AND FIRTH HAVE FOR BALK I -1 Crown Floor, In Baoko, 100*0 nnd.6o'B "Champion",, „ „ „ "Cantab," '„ „ Sharps Bran Fowl Wheat Wiuiur Mnx, Anckland TlflT E D I C A L. DR. SOHWARZBACH may bo Oonsnlted for Diseases of the KYfi, KAK. and THROAT, at Albert Park (Mrs Spiers's). Prlnooß-streot, Aaokland. Hoars: From 10 to 1. gAY THREE MONT HSI I have just Opeaed"Two Cases of EIGHT DAY MAKBLE CLOCKS. They are In the Window, markod in plain figures. Taken homo free of cost, and you nood not pay for thorn till you are satisfied thoy go correctly (aay three months). From 60s to £710a. F. H. LE WI BSO N f Watchmaker, opposite Union Bank, Aaokland B LACK K ID Gloves. JUST OPENED- I 1648 PAIR 3 BLA.CK KID GLOVES. TWO-BUTTON BLACK KID GLOVKB, 1/11 FOUR-BUTTON BLACK KID OLOVKS, 2/11 TWO-BUTTONI LIGHT RID GLOVES, 1/11 TWO-BUTTON DARK KID GLOVKS, 1/11 TWO-BUTTON DAIIK KID • GLOVitS, !/6 \V7-ILLIAM T>ATTRA.^'d CENTRAL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE* 178, ISO, & IS2, QUKEN-STBKKT, AUCKLAND, FANCY M UFFS. Piiom 39. 6d. EAca A LARGE ASSORTMENT ON SALK BY GARLIOK & ORANWKLL. PIARLICK & pRABWELL Are now selling very cheap, WINTER DRAPBRY * » i Large Assortment Dress Goods Beautiful Fast Dye Velveteens Moire Antique Gros Grain SUks Ulstor Cloth and N. Zealand Tweeds. X PER CENT. DISCOUNT on Cash Pnrohases " of £1 upwards. WINTER MILLINERY and FANCY TRIMMINGS- Wlnter Jaokets. Dolmans Ulsters, Winter Hosiery Gloves, and Ribbons. 5 PER CENT. DISCOUNT on Purohasea of £1 upwards. WINTER BLANKETS- The' Koslyn' Blanket, tho best Colonial make 'Roslyn' Vlannels, saperlor to Xngllßh Knglish Blankets, various makes. X PER CENT. DISCOUNT on Caßh Payments «-* £1 upwards. CRKTONNES-A Beautiful Assortment. 84 to 3s per yard Tho 'Cabnl' Curtain, very handsome, mod orate price . Cretonne Tassels and Trimmings. 5 PER OBNT. DISCOUNT. 6 PKB CKNT. DISCOUNT. MEN'S AND BOY 3" CLOTHING- Sults. Trousers and Vests, well made Cheap lino. Men's Boaver Overcoats Uheap lot Men's Witney Overooats Best Value in Clothing In Town. GENERAL HOUSEHOLD FUBNITURE- Immense variety Bedroom Furniture and Bedsteads. Bedding kept ready for delivery ; Carpets, over 100 patterns to aoleot from Linoleum and Oil Cloths. FURNISH YOUR HOU9E FROM THE CITY HALL ARCADE. BUY YOUR DRAPKRY AND CLOTHING FROM THK CITY HALL. ARCADE. X PER CENT. DISCOUNT ALLOWED OFF O CASH PRIOUa.



Gtarlick & Ckanwell, CABINETMAKERS. UPHOLSTERERS, DRAPERS, AND CLOTHIERS, CITY HALL AROADR, Queer and Jjorne-btrbbt a, Anok isufl, Try ■rv U L L E N, Having reoeivad , LAKGE SHIPMENTS OF GOODS, gHx Peshawar and Mnnaponrl, From the BEST MANUFACTURERS IN ENGLAND, And as the Winter Season la now fnr ad van cod he Is offering at 25 to 40 per cent. Lobs than usual Auckland prloes: 1000 yards Homespnn Dress Sorgo, at 3]d and Jfd per yard 1200 yards FopUnett (all Fashionable Shades), at 6Jd per yard 3000 y iirda Good Satin Oloth (all shadeß), at 6}d per yard . 2000 yards Fonlfi Dress Serge (all shades)) at B}d and 103 d per yard 1000 yards French Beige (all wool and all shades), at 9}d per yard 800 Bstamene Serge (alt shades), at 103 d per yard 2000 yards Coloured and Black Cashmere, at Is Old, worth 2* 6d 1500 yards Black Brllllaniine. at 6}d, 7}d, lOld, and lljd per yard 800 yards Tho New Boctlvo Cloth, at Is lid and lsGd A Large Stook of Coloured and Black French Merlnoes, Cashmer9s. Keises, FonKi Cloths, &0,, proportionately Cheap Splendid Una of Tweed foe Boys' or men's, Snlta, la dark, mid, and light greys, at Is Sd per yard 200 pairs of 04,10-i, and 11-4 Blankets, at Z5 % or 4s In the & less than usual Auckland prices, Qrey Calico, at 2d and upwards White Calico, at 3d and upwards Welsh Flannel, at fljtl and upwards Colonial Flannel,' at M}d and upwards Crimean Shirting, at Sid and upwards All other Goods In the Drapery, Hosiery, Millinery. Mantle and other Departments, Proportionately Cheap. TERMS-CASH AND NO DISCOUNT. ' Please observe the address— J. (JULLEN, IMPORT U E, . ' 250, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. (Opposite Holland 8c Fortwr'B). N.B.—Patterns sent Post Fbbb. TJV ROM THIS DATE, 5 pKB OBNT 5 Wlhh BK ALLOWED OK ALL CASH PURCHASES FROM One Pound And Upwards, J. COSGRAVEI& CO.



VOTE HAVE KECEIVED A LARGE QUANTITY OF IiADIKB' JJ C Jackets, Pgbohabbd Cheap, at .the End ob the Season. THEY WILL BE OFFKB'ED AT LOW PRICES. ■■■■:■■. l .■'■■■'• . ' ' *'•■"■•. ' j # c°saRAVB& C°



Special Advertisements. •W INKS AND jpf AL L, WhoIiB3AIiB and Retail oabinetmakerb and upholsterers, and carpet warehousemen, Shoetland-steskt, Anokland. Importers and Manufactured s of all kinds of FURNITURE, IRON AND BRASB BKD3TKAD3 AND COTS, AND BEDDING. The Largest and Bont tieleoted Stck of BRUSSELS, TAPE9TRY, VELVET PILB, KiDDERMINSTEK CARPETS, & lIEARTn RUCS In tho North Island. FRENCH & ENGLISH CRETONNES' • Ax Reduced Prices. ' English and Amerlonn PER AMBULATORS & VELOCIPEDES, COIK AND FLAX MATTINGS AND DOOR MATS. Just rooolved, a Larch: Shipment ot FANCY DRAWINQ-KOOSM ORNAMENTS, CHIMNKY GLASSES. AND CONSOLE TABLES. Ik % Discount on all CAan Furoiueks. xrr inks "~a"n"d tt ai. l. Smokers, whose indnlgonce in the weed is continuous, shonld nso lust snch a cordial as UDOLPHO 'WOLB'B'a SCniKDAM AROMATIC Schnapps, for Oicho palpable reasons! Tobncoo drains tho salivary glnnds and doranges the norvous organism. It is a powerful drug, that tolls on the strongest constitution. It invites dyopopala, hoartburn, InrtlKcttlloii, uausoa, of ton bringing on tremors, and its fumos impair the vision. While this elixir may obviato those rosults, it will certainly braco tho Bystom agalnßt its pernloions oll'oo*''J