SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

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ARRIVALS.

TO-DAYi

Glenelff.fl.a.Stephenson, from Tanranjra ■ Rotomahana. s.s., Undorwood, from llmsell Hawk, uoveramout schooner,'from tt crniso

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVi:,\lNd.

Nciral, Bohoonor, Edwards, tor Russell

TO-DAY. Hero, ss., JVlcßao, for Sydney Kotomahana. s.a., Underwood, for tho South Kllifc, brigantlno Powell, for Sydnoy Eliza Mary, brigautloo, Graham, for Kaipara

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

1/mflon—Antaros, loading in_.-i,,» tint Sun Franoiaco-"ity of New York. Tuesday, 31st liovuka—Southern Cross, about .fist ' la ZT-O%nTo7 Wellington. Monday or

WhaSf and whiumrsl Heads - Argyle Saturday, and Arpts 10. Tuesday. ». Walwora and Rnseoll-lona, Sfttura ij Watweraand Whangaroi-lona, Wednesday Alangawai- Fingal, Thursday oloreury Bay—ifingal, Monday

VESSELS EXPECTED.

City of New York, P.M.s.s., from Eydnoy, Tuesday Hero, s.s., from Sydney, to-morrow Paroora, ship, (Q.S.G.W.), from London; sailed Oxford, ship, (M.T.US.), from London; loading,

Duncraiff. barquo, (J.L.8.V.), from London; Crownthonro" barquo(M.K.B.D.). from London; Alceetis barquo. (H.C.M.N.) from Liverpool, via Wellington; Bailed. Novombor 7 Adamant, uarquo(N,J.F.3.), from London; load-

Arabella, barquo, fronAondon: loading ' Arnold Yon Bippon, ba:quo, from New York;

sailed October 31 . „ , Cabarfeldh, barquo (S.Q.M.J.). from Now York; sailed November 1 Kndfleld, barquo. from New York A. T. atallknocht, barquo, from Now York;

GvrendoHne, barque U.H L.G.). from Now Yorlr, via Oamaru; sailed August 30 Kermalo, barque, from Sydney, via Newcastle Annabell, brig, from Sydnoy JUnroy Pratt, brlgantlne, from Dunedin Ada 0. Owen, brigantino, from Dunouin Kstolle, aohoonfir, from Duncdin Pirate. Bohoonor, from Huahlno Atlantic, sohooner, from liarotonga Balle Brandon, sohooEflr, from tho Islands Kyno, schooner, from tho Islands

EXPORTS.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Per Flirt, for Sydney: 1157011 drcßSud timber, ■l,o6itt undrosaed Umber.

TNWAHTS Coietwisf.—Unto, from Manaia, ■with 28,000 ft timber; Mahuraniii.from Awanul, "With 130 bags i?nm; laso, from Tbanios, with 38000fttimber; Uanj(atiri. from Barrier; Por eoToranco, from fandspit, with 200 bushels grawL

OoTWAKDS CoiSTWi°B. - Ghost, for Thames, with 30,000 ft timber; Bata, for Mnnala; Mer cury, for Tairua.

The sohoooner Transit and cnttcr Ka^gatlra ■Wore docked yesterday for cloansiDg purposes. Captain Cowan of tho ship WellingtorwhaS advises from Duaedia to remain hero until re coipt of further orders.

Ttte Bohoonor Sieborne and Cygnet went out •OC the harbour for a trial ppin to-day, but had not returned np liil a lato hour this afternoon,

Mr D. Mathlenon'a now schooner was launohedfronihlaßhlpbuildicgyßrds at Omaha, •on tho Jlth inßt, and was chrlßtened the "Threo Cheers'' Her dimensions are :—Length of keel, 85ft: length overall. 93f c; bisadth of beam, 22ft; depth of hold, 9ft. liiu.

The s.».Slene)g loft Tanrens:a at 4 p.m.yester tlttj-ifndarrived at Aucklmdjat S a.o-. today Passengera: Mo.idnmoa Lowe, Wormall. Bud doll, Hewitt and two boy«, Mi 33 mown. Mesarß W. H. Fenton IIot!ey, Murray. 13ennptt, Robin son, Campball, Rhodes. Pago. Kundson and family (8). JTitzwratd. l!ev. K. Burrows. Tatter- Bon. Crochor.Williann. J.MoLcar, (\A.?tevens, M. MoLoon, Seoshor, Ffeoco, Gillman, Crother, Spry, Lake.Carlyon.Butrows.Chambore.Kogers, and flvo atconiKo.

Tho s b. Kotoraahana left for Southern ports about noon today. Paesengers forOißbome— Mosurs D. CHoward, J. Davie, J. Gapo, Judges ■JBrookHeld and Fuokey. For Napier—Master Mo Velgh, Mr and Mrs Watfirhouse, Miss Simon. If or Wellington-Key S taker, Mra U. D Mac kintosh, For LytteltOn-Mrs R H. 3tophen=or, f)r Maoniccol. For Port Chalmer3—Mra Stovln. Mr H. Connell. For Melbourne-Miss M, JB Watson, Mr and Master Orr.

Tho brigantinn Flirt cloared at the Customs for Sydney to-dor.

Proceedings were taken in Wellington re cently against tho owners ot thn steamer Mana ■watuforovorcrowdiDsrheron'New Year's Day •with excuruionlats. The atoanie 'a oardflcatp permitted her to oarry 220 peisons; the esti mates of thn number of persons aboard varied from £00 or 300 down to 180 or ]!)!), tho list being tho estimate "to. toe best of the bol'efof the raw who collected the ticket?. The MosMrste di^mißsed tho charge owing to the conflict of evidence.

Mr McQuarrle, ship-carpentor, is erecting a smoking saloon on the Qlenelß, juat aft ihe mainmast. This extra room in to be fitted ud •with a small round table with seats round it, ■whtoh can be converted into bunks to accom modate six persons. A Bma'l deok-housa ia also to bo erected round tho mizzen-mast containing bunks for tha engineer and mate.

A good deal has boon sold about the appearance of tho barquo May Queen, which left the harbour for Oamaru on Tuesday evening, and the "Heruld" conaiderad it advisable to oußKoat that tho vessel should have bada coat ot paint before lea7ing, when the lact H that two or three days before tho barque had been in dock and thoroughly cleaned and newly painted. Tho May Quaon is not such a large or commodious vessel as many at present running between London and No-v Zealand, but to say she is kept in other thr.n a tidy or cleanly con dition is elmply false. Snolt report] are not orodltable to Captain Colvillo, her wortt y Bklpper, and hence wo havo much pleaßuro in acceding to the rcqnost of his numerous friends in making the correction. .

dkparturh:. Hannah Mokau, s.s, Dale, for Waitara

Tho p.B. WaikatO which arrived from Port Wnikato yestorday afcernoon, nroueht 188 bale? flax and tow. 11 saotaluialzv, 21 bales and 1 bag wool, and i bales fungus.

Thon.B. Lalla ltookh was expaoted to arrive from Waitara some time this afternoon.

The Northern Co.'s steamer Maogregor should arrive before dusk from Waitara She i 3 announced to return thither at 3 p.m. to-morrow.

Tho as. Hannah Mokau left for Waitara yesterday afternoon.

The b.s. Rowena will probably arrive from Hokianga some time to-morrow. She leaves aealn according to announcement nt 3 p.m. on Monday for Wanganul and way ports.

Port Chalsitiib, yesterday. Arrived: Oamaru, ship. Captain Wright, from London, called October £9; all woll v Hailed: Rotorua, 8.8., for tho North—Mre Mc- Ksnzleand family, Mr W. Adams. For Levuka —Mr and Mra Whitclaw and Mr Lalng.

Melbourne, January 23. Arrived: Brig Robin Uood, from Kaipara.

OAMAnxr, this day. Failed: Mountaineer, with wheat, for Lc ■•». Flo»- ,;.,,'.■■..'.;. .■ >■■•■'

COMMERCIAL.

'Kvknino Stab Ofllo*, Thursday.

. °.wisf{to thoimaU attendance at Mrs3rs K. JL Isaacs' stores, the Bale of thesevorul eteamors was postponed, Mr Eaton hold a sato of fruits which was largely attended. Oranges broui/ht 15a tolfii nor case ; apples, 2d ; plums 31 to 61 according Mr R. Arthur's frnit pale, ex Kero, consisting of 159oasos, was fully of.teneod: Oranges, 12s Gel to lls : lemon?, Is 3d ; plums, Id to Del; bananas, I.id. Messrs S. Coohrano and Poii sold yesterday, by order of tho ex< cutora of tho lato Mra Mnry Maodonftld, a five roomed cottafto in Parnell for «25f1. The salo of furniture in Grey-Btroct was wel attended, and stood p>ioes were realised. The Bulte realised £18, tho piano & U, and tho braes bodstoad £9,

The salo of the Kaipara Steamship Com pany's steamers, which was to have been held to-d»y oy Messrs B. and A.lsaacs,was postponed owing to the stnallness of tlic attendance.

Mail Notice.

Mails wnx ulosb Ac ukokb.—

Ttttß DAY. For Tauranca. Ohinemutu, and Opotlkl, por Glenoipr, at <1.30 p.m. For Thamos, per Kctomanana. at a p.m.

Friday, 27th Instant. For Waitara, etc., por MacgregO"1. at 1 p.m. For Wuihukoand Coromaudel, per Coromandc),

at 2.30 p.m. for Coromandol, per lona, at 3.30 p.m. For Whangarol Head?, Parua, Waipo, Whan- Etarei, Tangihua, and Mangapai, por Argylo, at 4.30 p.m. 1 or Thamea, per Rotomahana. at 5.30 p.ra.

Saturday. 2th instant.

for Walwora. Mahurongi, Matakana, Mangai wul, &«., por Robo Casoy, at 10 a.m. For Wahvera, Iliwaoll, and KawaKawa, por lona, at 2 p.m. For Thames, por Rotomahana. at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday. 3lat Instant. Per B.S, City o£ Nety York, as- follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States Of Amorloa. Canada, BrltiHli Colombia, Contral and Ho'-ilh America, and British and Foreign Woat Indlos, at 1 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Knropa, at 1 p.m. For monoy orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Lato lottors bearlnK an oxtra too of tlxponoo, In addition to the postage, will bo rooolvod by the Mall Agent on board the Btoamer up to the time of brlUest.

This mall Trill be duo in London, on Mon- ii day. 13th M&roh, 1832. For Tauranga, Gisborno, and N<rpier, per Orotl, j at 3 p.m. For rarmmki and Houtham ports.por Penguin, at 3. IS p.m. For Rusnoil, ICawokiiwa, and Hokianga, por Rotorua, at s p.m. For Kwrcill, Kawakawn, Wangaroa, and

Momcounl, per Glcnoli?. at j.3u p.m. For Tduranßo, Ohlnomuta, and Ouotikl, por Wellington, at 1.30 p.m. For WhanKsrel Hoods, Waipn. Whanßarol, and Mangapai, per Argylo. at 1.30 p.m.

Wednesday, lt>t February, For Tahiti, per Sy oil, at 11 a.m.

N.B.—A Post-oflico hns been established at Kpsom. Mails will clobo at this offlon daily at 7.30 a.m. Return mulls will bo iccolved at 1 p,m.

S. B. Biaa. cwot Foatmaiter. Chlof l'ofit-olllco, Auokland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

January 36,1882,

Theatre Royal—Cary 's Juvonilo Wratos, 8 p.m. Ixirno • streot Hall —Bont and Baoholder's ClirltKy Mlnstrols, 8 p.m.

Conforonco of SunflaJ-Behool Toaohors, Iloly Trinity Sunday-school Room, Dovonnorr,, v,30 p.m.

Bt, Thomaß's School - room, Union-atreot- Kntortainniont. Musical and Ut?rafy, 8 p.m.

Parnoli Hall—Mrs Rnynos's Christmas Trte Entertainment, singing, etc.. 7.50 p.ni.

Star ot.Newton IjOdBO. 1.0.W.T.'; Quarterly Meeting, Ulcction of OfQcors. 7.30 p.m.

Loyal Star of Aeoklatid Lodge, 1.0.0. F., In surance Buildings, 8 p.m. V.M.C.A. Roottu-Dovotlonal, 7.30 D.m.

Birth.

KNIGHT.—On the 20th January. ISB2, at hor roaidenco. Manftero, tho wifo of Preaton Moaa Knight of a son. MAOINDOK.-At hor residoceo, Russoll street Ponponby, on tbo 26th Instant, Mrs. Frank 13, Hnuiruloo of a son.

Marriage.

HUTHKRFOHD - SIMMS. - On Wodnoaday, tho 2oth instant, st thorotideneoot tho bride's fatKer, by the Kov. Joseph Long, Mr. James Gillies Rutherford, bf SiirhmhiH, Ramaramn, to Rebecca Jane, oldest daughter ot Mr. Nicholas Slraras, Newton Road, Asokland. TONKS—BUCKLAND.-On January 26th, at St. Mark's Churob, Itomuor», by yon. Aroh doncon Prltt, M. Dijjby Tonks, oldoßt son of Mr. B. Tonlts, to Mary Klinibeth, daughter of Mr, Alfred Buokland,

Death.

FAUKINBTON.-On January 28th, at tho Pro vincial Hospital, of typhoid fever, KU?.iDoth Farrlmrton, aged 20 yours. SPRAGG,—At Ponßonby, on January 21th, Silas Doarnley tho only son ot Wesley and Henrietta Sprang, aged 7 months.

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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1882.

For tha cams thr.t tacks asslilnnea, For th« wrong that needs reslstanc For tha laturs in tho distance, Aud the good that we am do.

The systotn of quarantine now enforced with respect to vessels from Sydney is a conception so prodigious that the name of its author should l>e immortalised on the historic roll of New Zealand's men of genius. This is what happened yesterday on the arrival of the Hera, and it is typical of tho ordinary course of procedure. The steamer arrived off the North Head about a. quarter to tea o'clock in the morning. Thereupon, for postal purposes, Bile was re garded as an infected verad, which no one must communicate with under pain of the terrible penalties of the Quarantine Ites-ulfttions, six mouths' im prisonment, wdded to £300 line, being ■iiiiout; the smallest of tbe threatened consequences, A boat was accord ingly despatched, into which the mails were deposited aud towed down to Motuihi, where an actual death trim small pox has lately occurred and a number of people are detained on suspicion of having been exposed to the contagion. Meanwhile, the Health Oflicer Went do\yp to the Hero, quietly boarded her, anrj :,' ro . nounced her not nn infected etupj'and' she camo straight up to tho ftharf,' berthing alongside, landed Jhjf passengers with all their unfurnished bolongings, opened her hatchw^s, and proceeded toiand cargo. The majjg'ctmid hardly have been landed at Mctuibi before the Hero was Bccurely warped alongside Qoeen-street Whatf. Packages and letters by hand were deli-, vcred hours before tho mail came up from quarantine, which wus not until lute at night. Could anything be more supremely ridiculous 1 The vaccination of passenger?, which is relied upon to charm away the disease, only adds to the absurdity of the situation. Is it supposed tbat the virtue of the lymph will not only preserve an in fected person bat his tainted bafigago from developing the incipient disease 1 or is it to protect him from contamination by the people he is coming amongst ? The procedure with tho mails is still more UDique. They, and the persons in charge of them, are tent from a vessel which the Health Oiliccr declares to be clean, to a place where small-pox has been rampant, and which people are prohibited from approaching under tho heaviest penalties. There can be no doubt whatever upon the mind of any person who peruses the Quarantine Kegulations, that the whole thing is not merely a tarcc, but that the performance of its several parts involves the officials who are required to carry it out in continual breaches of the law, for which they might, upon the information of any person, be made liable to heavy penalties. The Kegulations arc themselves a specimen of unique law making- obscure, contradictory, and con fused—requiring some things to be done by the Governor, and authoiising him to issue proclamations rolieving himself from doing thorn, or placing the' executive nuthority upon the local JJoard of Health. That body again is a tort of nondescript institution — the proverbial corporation without body io be kicked, &c.', magnified fifty-fold, We defy anyone to tell what the local Hoard of Health may or may not do. Between them and the central authority there is a per petual conflict, and as all the tradi tions of centralism would be out raged by any reliuqiußlinici.it of authority which it has once got hold of, the Local Board are in the happy position of being liable to a snub at the hands of some under- Btrappor in Wellington if they allow their feet to wander into anything that looks like an independent act. The consequence is, that rpgulationsproclaimed by tbe Governor arc systematically infringed by the authori ties entrusted with their enforcement; the public are seriously inconvenienced with opt being protected ; some unfortunate victim like the wretched stowaway who was Bent to Motuihi for a protracted term, and finally mixed with the detcnues by the Zealandia, is subjected to gross excep tional treatment for mysterious reasons which no one can explain; a solemn farco is enacted, everyone concerned knowing it to bo a farce, and yet pretending to believe, and asking others to believe, that sonic momentous public duty is being faithfully executed. Month after month the same mummeries are repeated, and the Centralist (ioigou catting in state in tho Empire City glories in the marvels of his creation and the cross stupidl ty and submission of his subjects, Will the people bow down to the implacable blear-eyed god for ever, or will they, [at last, rise ana demand that in these and other matters somtyumple

aud intelligent system, based on common tense, and locally administered, shall be granted to them ? Surely wo ara more capablo of determining what ought to bo done to protect our city from disease than i3 an official in the great wooden building at Wellington.

By cable advices to hand, Imperial Briieh politics promise to be of rather a stirring mature for some time, Immcdiatelyon the meeting of Parliamcut, Sir Stafford North cote will, it ia Baid, renew the fruitless feuds of last session, by objecting to Mr Brad laugh taking the oatti as member for Northampton^ While the Government may be defeated upon this question, sucf*. t rcault will have a good ift'cct in hastening the passing of a bill legrvlisiiig affirmation by men of no feligious persuasion. The Irish Executive, which has been characterised as " tho weakest executive in the world," is at lasL showing a strong determination to crush tho reign of lawlessness established ih Ireland, but as yet, with bVU Indifferent success, It has, however-) been decided ft* keep in custody for another six mocttis Ibc large numbclof "suspects" a'ircstcd untlcr the Coercion Act, including Mrl'arnell anil other ParHamoutary supporters of tlie Laid' Leaguev in retaliation, the Irish feftjbbi'S still at liberty threaten to obbtritt the busi ness of the lious'b,ty making a motion of want of confidence in the Government over Ihe case c£ each " suspect" ; u,nd even with the new "urgency " rule in operation, this proceeding will no doubt give rise to a good deal of disorderly discussion of the kind indulged iv formerly by the Irish members. Then, tho Government pro pose introducing early iv tho scearou a motion to adopt somo description of cluture to meet the tactics of the obstruc tionists, as well as one to refer various matters to a largo General Committee, with a view to lightening the labours of tlio Hou?o ; and there can be littlo dottbt but these will meet with the most strenuous opposition by a section of Parliament. The House is thus sure to huve a good deal of exciting preliminary skirmishing, before it can settle down to the serious work pro mised for the session, ctubwinc lUcasurcs for the extension of tho county franchise, the creation of County Hoards, and other important reforms.

Civur tbo old world the cloud of WAV ap pears to bo gathering aud blackening. Tho revolutionary rlss»s against Austria in tire Her ?egcvil»ian and Dalmatian, principalities, aud which, by tho latest cable despatches, has extended afro to Bosnia, is evidently an organised and pre-concerted attempt by these populations to obtain their in dependence. The whole position has an unpleasant family rescmblauco to the slate of affairs which prevailed in the European provinces of Turkey immediately prior to tho outbreak of the Tutko-lliusian war* It will bo remembered that dissension was fomented among tho Slavonic races Under Ottoman rule j aud tho " atrocities " com mitted by the Turks in suppressing thu revolutionary agitation supplied riussiu with a pretext lor tho declaration of war. It is too much, however, to expect that history will repeat itself within eucii a short period. Supposing tho iusUrrcctioiu iu| Uo3nia, Dalmatia, aud ttorzegoviua to provido. tho rmrttUcl so far, Austria, with a civilised government and a powerful* and well-disciplined army, Will never commit such barbarities iv suppressing the rising S3 Ihuso which aroused Kuropcan indignatiou against Turkey a few years ngo, and foreign iutcr ference aud its deplorable coiuequencoa may thus be averted. Turkey, though sympa thising with the Dalmatian insurgent*, must do so more from a wish to sco Austria iv hot. water than from any hope of personal aggrandisement as the result of the trouble. Turkey's hands promise to be kept pretty full with troubles of her own, without meddling in Europeau squabbles. She has now "a littlo war" on baud —a rebellion having broken out against her authority in the province of Yemen, in South-Western Arabia, and instead oi plotting for the ex tension of his rule, the Suitan has mere need to ccnCcntiuto bis energies ou the endeavour to provent his disorganised Empire falling to pieces.

There was no bnshrSsD at the Police Court this morning, bv.t a loug list ot cases is in preparation for to-morrow.

Signatures arc being got to a petition to the Mayot asking him to proclaim half-holi days on Thursday .»nd Friday, the 2ud and 3rd February, tho days on \Vhich the match with tho English E'cven is to be played.

During yesterday some chnritably-dis rosed persons, Mr J. W. Knight amongst the number, circulated a sub'criptinn list for the benefit of a cabman named Richard Lee, who, for the pist eighteen months, has been suffcringfrom chronic rheumatism, and has been quite unable to purtttc his calling. It is intended to sond Leo lo rt'aiwera to try the dice's of a'viounc ot baths thcrp.

Constable Henry Graham, on cfliciont member of the Auckland Constabulary of fcveral years' standing, left lust evening for his new sphere of duty at Te Aroha, where he takes charge of the district station, aud will act as Clerk of the Court,

A meeting of tho shareholders of the Wheel of Fortune claim, Tairua, was held yesterday at thcolh'co of the eecrctary, Mr D. 1!. McDonald. Tho report of an expert who hac-viiilea the property was handed in- It (hewed that gold "had been tr, oo d for 100 feet along the outcrop^iind whoro opened in tho winze tb» .'ode shewed a good body of nuriferp).'" stone. Ho recommended the igffTSection of tbcreef from the proppector's old workings. This will necessitate about 60 feet of dead-work driviug. A call of £2 per share to meet current expenses was made

The Art Union ot London, instituted in 1837, for the purposes of encouraging artist?, and promotine a knowledge an.d love of the tine arts, has issued its report for the past year, and ior-which union Mr Chapman, bookseller, Queen-street, has been ap pointed agent for Auckland, A aeries of impressions of live plates, engraved by Flaming, are on view to-day in,Mr Chap man's window, representing Fiith's "Road to Ruin " from the original paintings, The artist's idea, like that of Hogarth of the past century, was to illustrate the down ward career of a college youth for whom the gambling-table and the racecourse had a pernicious and fatal inilucnc-. Mr Frith'a pictures are intended to depict phases in the social life of tho age, without those grotesque and geculiar characteristics which distinguish the "RaKe's l'rogrcs?." The artist professes to "hold the mirror up to nature," and exhibit tho vices of the period of Pitt and Fox, still his pictures arc of equal use in the present day, as tho vices of gaming and betting predominate to a fear ful extent in the same " road to ruin."

By arrival of the Fingal fiom Mercury Bay lust evening, we have further particulars ot the match between Albert White and Carter, which took place on Tuesday last. The course was from the mill creek, over a fairly straight course, to the lower mill; distance, about 3| miles, A good start was effected, aud the competitors kept well together for the ■ first quartcr-niilc, v hich licing'passcrt Carter began to draw ahead, aod coon assumed a position about a length before White. White rowed wc'l through put, and kept close on his oppoupnt until the Jinish, only permitting Carter to will by a little more than a boat's length. The time occupied in the race was2lmias,lssccs. Carter, Floyd, and White, accompanied by Mr Carina, arrived in town by the Fingal. The Australians will probably give an exhibition of rowing, in the harbour, sonic time bcloic taking their departure for Sydney.

A ?erioun accident happened last Friday to the coach running between Tauranca andKatikati. Tbe "Is. P. Times "says: Mr Cecil Gledstancs, the mail contractor, started as usual for Katikati on Friday with the mails and two pasaengcrs—the Key Canon Johnston and Mr Malcolm. Jt will be remembered that last Friday was a pouring wet day, with the w ni blowing a hurricane. When Mr Glcdstanes reached the Waitekohc River there was a good fresh in (ho stream, but he did not con sider it sullicient to prevent his passing. On attempting it, however, he quickly found his mistake, for the dull muddy looking stream was running far swifter, than it appeared to be doing;. The horses were quickly washed oil' tut ir feet, and the coach upset aud swept down with the current, Xhe driver and passengers mana ged to scramble ashore, but one very valu able animal belonging to Mr A. H. Clark, of the Junction Koiel, was drowned. From what we can learn the coach is seriously damaged, but the driver with sreat presence of mind managed to secure thenal bage. The other horse in|liia; trilogies managed to free himself frnm the harness, and got safely ashore. The lois to Mr Uiodstaucs will be a very serious one, as tho horse ho has lost was, we are informed, worth about thirty pounds. Mr U'ledstanes aud the passengers, to far as we can ascertain, es caped with notbiDg worse than a severe ducking iv the river, but that was imma terial considering they had been over four hours in tho pouring ram beforehand.

Two cases ot scarlet fever have been received into tho Hospital since Monday.

Wo learn that the Pukeatua, Ohaupo, mid Mount Hobson Committees have pomi 'rated Messrs Laishley aud McKcn&io for the vacancies at the Board of Education,

Wo call attention to the atlveltisement of St. Thomas's variety cutcrtaiument, which ia to be held in tho.school-room, Union-street, to-night. The programme is a really good on-c, and promises a cheap shilling's Worth.

Mr (Jeotgc Kobcrtsoh has in tho press a book of travels by " The Vagabond." It is entitled, "Occident and, Orient Sketches on both Bides 6f the l Jaci2c," and is the out come of the author's recent voyage to China, Japan, British Columbia, California, and thence bacK to Sydney via Hawaii and New Zealand. This is but the first of a aerie?, and will include tho voyage to lind sketches in China. We \>udcrstan'd that the author's views en the Chinese question havo rccetitly been donsidbrnbly hiediSdd1, fttfd that he cEi'tfis 'to bring new, light to Dear up'in mauy Ve^ed questions of the day. The well-khown descriptive po\ver of VThc Vagabond Papers" should ensuro a large sale to tho frcsent work, •' , ~ . .McsM^Bi/iVn'iScind Co. will put U.pto auction*oii Friday,the right to have refresh ment booths on the Domain ground during the threo days on which tho cricket match with the English players takes place. As the match is likely to draw crowds of spectators,the right of vending refreshments should be eagerly contested,

An inquest on the body et \\ r, IMmble, a buslnuan killed by a fall of earth near Darpavillc, on tho 19th inst., was held at the iv&ihu Hotel, Dargaville, on Friday last, before Mr S. S. Webb, corone?. Thß evidence of John JNiccol, n mats o£ ttic de ceased, went to shfivf tllat tlic two wcro employed making i\ cutting into a hill for a tl'attiwtt.y. Deceived was cutting under neath to cause a fall of earth. A quantity of earth suddeuly fell ou the nnfortunHlß man, covering htm almost cotaplctcly. Deceased waa tjfctri'cafcd within 10 minutcfl, but Wila then quite dead. Tho evMen'cc of Dr. Sleeiuan was to tho cll'cct thut deceased's neck had been broken. Two rib? on the left side were fmctiwdLCnd hb must havo bled iuternt>,l! I y\ The jUry re turned a vcrdltfc- iv atlcdiuanra with the oviden^o, attAchin,^ n'b blanle to anyone,

Kobbcri'cs (sayh th'b •ll lAy ot Plenty Times ") ato happily not of frequent occur r'o'iicc in xauraugd, and, when such an crcnt do»s take place to break tho monotony of life here, it behoves the polico to leave no etono unturned to ferret out the culprits, We received a letter by this morning's pout from Mr Edwards, hgentleman who resided hero some time, and who left a few Weeks ago for Mougonui with a view to the estab lishing of the tea nud coffee industries Mr Edwards informs us that ou his arrival in j'Aufatiga, his portmanteau, wkich was ttorcd with his other baggage In ChafgO of a firm in town,was urokoa open and jowcllery to tho value oE about £40 taken therefrom. It nt'pears that dining ihe time the baggage was iv the store there was free access to the place, people going in and out. Who ever tho perpetrator was he must have been disturbed iv his wolk, for another compart ment ol the portmanteau than that touched by the thief contained the bulk of Mrs Edwnrds's jewellery,and a piece of a watch guard was found in tbe store. The police have been investigating the matter, but as yot have not ascC'taiued any clue as to the identity of tho robber.

To the Editor: Sir,—The oiccurrcnc'c which you report in your issue of yesterday as having takou place at tho railway statiou between the guard of the Kaipara train aud our native visitors ia an event more deeply to bo dcploroil than may pos sibly be imagined by JKuropeixns who have little or no knowledge of tho Maori charac ter I l'egat'i the conduct of tho guard (and the natives themselves would view it in the same lisht) ai most insulting towards men who, though Maoris, are of What may bo properly termed anstocratic descent. My acquaintance *ilh l'atarc To Tula and Ins brother, llonana, as well m many other members of the tribe to which they belong, and who are now amongst up^ extends over a period of forty-seven years, Tholr father, To Maibo, was a chief of high rank in YVaikato, and, with his two sons now vhitiii); v.«, was baptised more than forty years ago. From my knowledge of tlic tribe to which they belong, and the high position they occupy as Maori chiefs, I regard tho treatment they received at the station as a most censurable acf, and cal culated to prevent the establishment of that eo'nfiuuiico between the two races which it is so dc irablo to accomplish. I write these few Hues hoping they may aid in provent ing a repetition of conduct towards the natives, of which complaint is »o justly made. —Yours, &c, J, Walms, January 'JGth.

A complimentary concert to Miss Me- Ewin (pupil of Mrs Kevitt), tendered her by a number of friends, took place last even ing, in the Choral Hall, but was only in differently attended. The programme was an attractive and vaiied one, and it was faithfully carried out. Mdlle. MeuaMuriclle sang the pretty song, by Ganz, " Sing, Sweet Bird," and the ballad, "Tell Mo, My Heart," with great acceptance, for each of which she wa» enthusiastically ennorrj;, while Mr Gordon Gooch gavo,-iu capital .style and with dccidid J»:,xeßs, the fine operatic morccau./'Vicni la Mia Vendetta" (" Lucrezia Fc.gia.") Ho responded to the iney.i^i'u recal by giving " Farewell to the '.lountains " with equal effect. Mr Khodcs snug "The Raft" and "The Wairior Bold "; and Mrs Rcvitt contributed "The Lover and the Bird," both singers'receiving n full measure of the popular appreciation. The remaining selections were:—" When Sparrows Build," by Mi?s McEwin; " Love's Request," by Mr Edwards ; " Here Upon, my VefSßl'a Deck,"by Mr Campbell; " Yesterday " by Miss Cameron; "Migno» nctte,"by Mr Campboll j " Tho Lime Trees by the River,"by Mr Edwards; "Beautiful Roses," by Mi*s Sykcs ; " Sol-fa " daet by Mis Uevitt and Mr Campbell; trio, "Tho Magic Wove Scarf," Madle, Muriello, Mr Campbell and Mr Rhodes ; duet, " The Cousins,") Miss McEwin and Mrs Revitt, There was to have been a dance at tho close of the concert,but the audience was ho meagre that it was decided not to curry out this part of tho programme.

The complaint made by some visitors to the Waioiuio Caves recently, ol high handed and illegal proceedings by the Maori chief, Marsh Brown, turns out to be well founded ; the redoubtable Kawiti owning tho " soft impeachment" of appro priating the head-gear of the pakchas, in a letter which appeared in our issue of yes terday evening. The irate ranr/cUira, with a certain grim facctiousncsi", rewinds those. Who visit the caves, less with an eye to their natural beauties than to the valuables deposited by the natives on tho graves of their ancestors, that such an offence is punishablo by death according to Maori law, and infcrcntially bids the grumblers be thankful that they were permitted to depart with their heads on their shoulders, though the said heads were hatless, and exposed io tho of heaven. Of course, wei <do not imagine that Marsh has any intention of enforcing the bloodthirsty Maori code of laws; and, equally of course,, he has no right to take the administration of British law into bis own hands, and especially in the form of punishing an alloyed breach by the commission of another. The "moral" for those who really wish to sco the caves at Waiomio, howevi r, is to arm themselves with the rcquisito fee, aud be ready to pay it on demand, when they will probably find Marsh Brown as peaceful, law-abiding, aud obliging as thoy could desire.

An ag?ravat-(l nssault was committed a fow evenings since upou David Gouk by James Conway, the owner of a vessel running between the Great Barrier and Auckland. The case was heard yesterday afternoon before Mr Macdonald. tho .Resi dent Magistrate, who had some difficulty in eliciting the truth of the matter. Several of the witnesses, friendly both to com plainant and defendant, were evidently un willing to utter the whole truth, hence their evidence was hazy. Mr Caleb Wood, how ever, and Conway himself, speke out un hesitatingly and cleared the way. Even the statement of defendant justified his convic tion. He wont further than other wit rio&scs, and acknowledged that he nave three blows and "bloomin1 hard 'uns," hittrrig right out from the shoulder at David's eye, Conway eaid he was provoked to do it, in consequence of defen dant's expressed doubts about his honesty. Defendant acknowledged tbat he said, if he (Conway) was an honest man, he would pay him a debt on freight from Tauranga, and after he was struck, he ' hove a bticlc at Conway's head." Henry Gumming saw the fray. Gouk went flying. John Uray dou remaked that Conway's list went up like a railway signal, and down wcDt Gouk, who had aieniblo gash near the eye. Dr. Tennent thought the wound could not have been inflicted by a man's fist. Dr. Stock well certified to tbe same effect. Finally defendant was charged £1 a blow, viz., £3, with costs, £5 2a. The case might serve as a lesson to both men. It may teach tho complainant not to interfere in a contro versy where the men are angry, and defen* dant may learn tbat it is unwise to take the law into one's own hands, when each blow costs £2 14s.

Mr B, Digby Tonks, eldest son of Mr B. Tonk», wad married this morning, at St* Mark's church, Kemuera, to Miss Mary E. Buckland, daughter of Mr A. Buoklani'b Numbers of the friends of bride and bride groom assembled at the fchureh to witness the happy union.

The man Eekenbcrg, who was injured a,t Bay of Island's, has been admii'tcd to ill* Hospital, but tne worst feature .of hio case is a very bad cold, which has Ijrfcught on an,attack, 6f pWiumonia. It is-supposed tln>* he dontractcd the complaint while lying iv a nikau wharc after the accident.

Tho Loyal United Friends will hold their Eccond anniversary soiree, .promenade concort and ball on Monday evening next, in the Lorne-strcct Hall, commencing at $ o'clock. Miss Lawrcn'co and a number of ladies ftnd gentlemen will render instrumen tal aiid yocb.l, aosiatance. . 'I he annual re port will lie preset)ted,and an address given during (he evening, , , The Zealandia's quaiar'tlned po,ssongers, ,with ,oijo tamo up from Motuihi l>y tlw Uity of Cork at 3 p.m. to-^y, i»jj o t Saiuty was amongst t^ e party, a'ndalthoiigh looking Well, cannot speak in very glowing terms of his holidays, Those now romaio inc on the island are : Sanford, who is still leoked upon as an Invalid, Charles Cutwell, one of the men belonging to tho mail steamer, a nurse from Auckland (the two. h'.ter having been in attendance on the pitients), and Dr Sarnie?) of Auckland)

To tho Editor : Sir,—Very quietly the constitution of tho Domain Board has been altered, without the sanction ofjthe people, and without even an atlnpunbehqont 6f the fact. If we lived In Russia the thing could not havtS bbeli done more autocratically. Already the worthy chairman ot the new Board is proposing to alienate part of tho Domain as a site for a boardlug-scllooU This Board i'och not in any way roprpsent the pfe'dple.aud its appointmont has 'iot b»en approved by Parliament. I suggest that a public meeting be called to urge upon the Government the necessity of having the Domain Board elected by the people, so that we may nat have, our beau tiful trees lopped into bad imitations of mopS, and the land itßelE alibnatod to suit the private, jilans of a 'designing clique.—l am, &c, YiaibAsr.

Your Money- ok Youu Life, an excit ing story by Wilkla Collins, author of "The Moonstone.'' " i ho Woman in Whito," &c., is commonoed In Friday's Obsorvor. Bay early.

The Native Kino's Visit. — Full, critical, and riosorlpttro notices ot the Royal visitor!1, In Friduj'ii ObsorTori

A Putti-PAGIi OAUTOON of the Attornoy- Gonoral, tho Hon. IT. Wlutakcl', Will be given away with Friday a Obpprvor.

TAWHIAO'S MOVEMENTS.

VISIT TO KAII'ARA,

Tin: traiu bearing Tnwhino and his party arrived at ltewcli station, 31 miles from Auckland, shortly after nine o'clock. They were mot by Wharcpouri and Taicrun— the latter bearing a, Hag—and other leading men, At the top ot the hill, on tho road lending to the native settlement, a guard of honour, composed of 50 natives armed with rifles and fowlirjg-pieces, met the king, and Tatcrna read an address of Welcome, ot which tho following is a copy : — The greeting of the Ngatiwhatua to King Tuwbiao; Welcome, king TavVhiao, to your younger brother, and your parents. Welcome, welcome, the chiefs of Aotca roa. Welcome to Kaipara, to the house called Pokopoko Whititera. Join the head to the cli'osi. (An old saying of l'otatau's referring to the unioft of Waikato with tho Ngaiiwhatua). Come together under the same mantle leftto ua by your ancestors, your parents, and tho people. Yon wero lost, and have been louod; you wcro, far distant, and have come to 113. Children approved by the Almighty, c^me to ttio house prepared for you from the beginning Hixhtcousncsß, peace, nnd tiuth have kicscd cacli other. God save King Tawhiao V [Hero followed a song of wel come : "Welcome tho stranger fibin heaven; my grandchild brought to tho side of the sky. Draw them oh ; welcome, welcome !"] The following address was read to Major Mair :—

I his is a creeling from Ng&tiwhatua to tho Government ot the (Juecu of England. Come to Kaipara and'soe Jour ola frieiids of the Ngatiwhatiia, It is tight that you should como together With our child, King Tawhiao, bocausc he was far away, but has come near ua; he was lost, and is found, Welcome! Briug prosperity, peace, and love to tho two peoples inhabiting this island. God save the Queen !

Aflcr the presentation of the addrcescs tho guard of honour fireu a volley in the air, A move was made towards the settle ment, tho firing party keeping up a continual iH!-il;ulo en route. At the settlement the remainder of the native population—some 200 in number—had mustered outside their wharc.«,and on catching sight of tbe King they began a song of welcome. A tangi then followed, Tawhiao standing in front of his followers till the lachrymosq.r'frp-.juj was completed, - ' ■'

The natives. fff'T ,»ng a song of welcome, of whicb *' Vuilowing translation has been r:.:.«e by Messrs C. 0. Davis and J. C, Young.

Welcome 0 stranger, calmer of tho day,'' From tho horizon in tbe distancttt Thou wort fetched, my loved ono drew thee hither. Welcomo I Wrioome 1}

•Calmer of tho day. Healing all pait dlll'or cdooh, and continuing tho bond of union. t Distant horizon, (to. From a remote part of Now Zealand.

t My lovod ono. Tho loved one upokon of waa hint as a epoctal meaeoDßor to lavlte the guests hero welcome 1.

Tawhiao then stepped forward and said a few words of greotiutr, after which the Tai-eao service was held by thu Kiogitce.

The religious observances having con cluded, flnpera said : Welcome, Tawhiao, welcome to the land. Welcome to the people who greet you. My grandsons have disappeared, but you have come forth, and these arc tho words of the people rest ing in the land. Welcome! (Son)?). Theso are tho words of your ancestors, the people of the land.

Tawhino: Greetings to you all, my friends, the descendants of my ancestor?. Publish it forth j let it be known. This is the journey ; it is one of love. Lovo is a good thine; true love is never jealous, never conceited j therefore I say let love exist. We have arrived uiid sCon our ancestors at Kaipara. It is not night yet; when it gets night and night wo will go back.

Kikokiko, of Kniparn, having said n few words of welcome, Major Mair rose and ad dressed the nativts as follows:—Greetings to Ngutiwhatua. Greeting to tho tribes of tho Kaipara. It is light that you should wel come tho Government here this day, for it waa you who brought the pakcha to Waite mata. It is right, too, that you should welcome your distinguished visitor,Tawhiao, Call us, call us. We have corao with loTe for the people. We have come to bring good. We have come to cement friendship. Greetings to you, Ngatiwhatua. After eomo further spcccb>making and nose-rubbing, the patty adjourned to a, large marquee, whore dinner was served in European stylo. In the afternoon athletic sports were held, and a " tea-fight" in the evcniDg terminated the day's festivities.

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING.

The firing of tho second set riflemen for tho district prizo firing took palco to-day. It aflords another instance of tlm intense intorcst taken in voluntcoring now-adays, only eight men turning out to compete for a like number of prizes. The ranges were 200, 300, '100, and 500 yards; five shots at each distane. Major Withers' was in charge. We append a list of the scores : -Corpl. D. McCorthyfHobson, 64, £2 ss; Scrgt. Bartloy, No, 3, 51, £1 17s Cd ; Vol T. J. Leigh, Victoria, 50, £1 12a 6tl; Vol. A. .Elliott, Hobson, 48, £1 7s 6d : Scrpt, K. Shelton, No. 3, 47, £1 Is; Vol. X Boyd, No. 3, 44, 17s; Sorgt. Swcete, 40, 14s; VoJ. G. Pitkethley, Victoria, 38, 10*.

BENT AND BACHELDER'S MINSTRELS.

Tbe minstrels repeated their opening pro gramme at the Lome-street Hall Just night to a capital house. The songs were heartily applauded, the chair business and tbe funuyiams provoked plenty of laughter, and the sketches and farces proved as ridiculous as such things usually are. Miss Amy. Kowe sang "The White Squall," and was encored, while Mr Beaumont Bead was similarly honoured for his ren dering of " Maid of Athens." He res ponded with " Remember or Forget." The- nautical quartette by Messrs Fredericks, Bead, Ball and Williamson was also encored, when they gave " Sweet and Low" by[ way of acknowledgment. The Hueo Brother*' double song and dauce, aud tlio American Trize ]ip, as danced by Edwin Kowley, also (rave much patisfactiou; while Horace Bent's stump sporch tickled the risibilities of the audience immensely. A new programme, concluding with a burlesque of lialfo's opera, "Theßohemian Girl," will be pre sented this evening,

HAMLEY GUN CLUB.

Thk first of a series of three pigeon matches for the kandsome cup presented by Mr A'i B. Isaacs took place at the Ellerslfc Gardens yesterday aft'e'rnocn. Not'ha!.f the gentlemen handicappeu came up to tho scratch, but tho contest was a good one. Tho match was one of seven birds each. The scores are as follows : —Mr E. Hornsby, 24 yards, 11; Mr Middieton, 26 yards, 10; Mr J. Kusscll, 26 yards, ,8; Mr R. &. Isaacs, 23 yards, 3; Mr Willis, 27 yards, '(; Mr K. WyUyard, 24 yards, and Mr J. Lanigan, 23. yards, Gj. • Captain; Rich, 24 yards, and Mr Kpwell, 2<l yards, 5., A five-bird sweepstake, with the same iandicajis as.iathq cup match, was then Ircd, with the following result i—Mr Mid dleton^S; Mr Kusscll, 7; Mr Willis and Mr LaH^an, 0; and Mr A. E. Isaacs, 5.

WORKING MEN'S CLUB.

THE annual meeting of tho Working Men's Club was held last evening, the president, Mr Dignan, in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con firmed. The committee present a full and well'written report, from which we gather that at the commencement of last year, with the view of improving the financi il position of theclub,thcy dispensed with theservicesof the permuuent secretary, and abolished the ticket syßtem, and they feel confident that all the members will agree that the result has justified their action, ' At the time tbc committee assumed oflice, there was a debt of £3UO, which bad Continued from the foundation oi the clttb, and current accounts amounting to £89, a total of £398. The total indebtedness of the club at the end ot 1881 was £100 on the permanent debt) and current accounts, amounting to £8? 9a lid, a total of £187 9s lid, thus showing a de crease in the dtibt during the ll months your committee has been in office Of £210 10a Id. The total dumber of members good on the bo'dks is 178, upwards of two-thirds of whom constantly avail themselves of the privileges of the club. The committee would urge on all members the necessity of being regular in the payment of their sub scriptions, and also ask each and every one to use their best efforts to' induce their friends to become members of tbc institu tion. At the present time the new Licen ting Act is being brought into force, aud under the provision of the Act all dubs will require to be chartered by the Colon ial Secretary, to obtain which charter it Is necessary to furnish a certified copy of the lust balance-sheet, a copy of the rules, and a complete list ot the members ami officers, and pay an annual fee of live pounds, 'iho report was unanimously adopted, Iho following members were elected to office for the ensuing year :■— president, Mr P. Dignan ; vice-president, Mr M. Barncttt treasurer, Mr 11. Hidings | auditors, Major Derrom and Mr W. 11. Leaning. The old committee were re-elected. «<. Votes of thanks were passed to the officers' and the Chairman, and, in reply, Mr Dignan referred to outside re ports on .lie general conduct of members, and was glad to say that those reports were untrue. The committee had worked harmoniously together through the year, No member had been intoxicated,-and the conduct of members on Sundays vrils highly creditable to them; Major Derroin suggested that, if practicable, they should hare a room fct apart for conversation, buf. this would be a matter for future con sideration. It was dgreeil that a fee of two guin'oaa each should bo given to the auditors lor their scivices, but thoVo gentlemen generously declined to receive tho proffered tee with thanks. Votes of thanks terminated tho proceeding.

EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT MEETINGS.

NORTH AVAIROA.

Tils following gentlemen were unani mously elected members of the North Wairoa School Committee, at the annual rncetipg held in the Whaknhara School.on tho 23rd mat, viz, Messrs S. Webb (chairman), J. Jonw, S. Sills, J. Fitness, M. Macdonald, G. B. Saunders, Jind W. Melville. Messrs C. Clark and J. Fitness, two of last yeai's committee, retired. Tl c children of the Wbakahara and Tokatoka school District were provided with a treat on tho 21st, and notwithstanding that the weather proved so unfavourable, those as icmblcd, numbering nearly 70, seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly, and were grateful to Messrs Jono.«, Sills, and Mac donald, for the trouble they had taken to render happiness to everyone. A few Maoris who bad been invited entered heartily into -he sport*, and expressed th(Aw«tr»ti:ade for tho kindnos shewn 'moui by t'ae pakehas. MOUNT ROSKILL. The meeting of householders was held on Monday, 23rd inst. Kightecn were present, Mr Joseph May presiding. Tho chairman ot committee, Mr J. W. Carr, read the re port and balance-sheet for the past year, the latter showing receipts, £35 5s ; expimdi. turo, £24 10s lid ; and balance, £10 14a Id. The following were elected members of committee: J. W. Carr, W. Stevenson, W. J. Connelly, W. Sewell, J. Hayr, A. Buyd, W. B. Walters —At the meeting of committee, Mr J. W. Carr was elected chaiiman, and Mr A. Boyd, treasurer. Board election : Messrs Moss and Lai&hlcy wore nominated.

ARATAPU CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

' Tim annual meeting of the Church of Eng land congregation, at Axatapu, was held in the public ball on Wednesday evening last. Tho Ret. F. T. Baker presided, and opened the meeting with prajcr. Before proceed ing to tho ordinary business, the chairmau, acting on behalf of the Church Committee and congregation, presented Mr B. C. Carr ■ with a handsome copy of Smith'sDictionaiy of the Biblo, as a token of grateful appre ciation of his four years' service in the capacity of lay^reader. In making the pre sentation, the chairman having expressed the hearty thanks of the . congregation, gratefully acknowledged much perional ser vice rendered to himself by Mr Carr :— "For not only did ho t»ke the duty al ternately with the clergyman, but on many occasions besides, when the clergy man was unavoidably absent, he was always ready to take bis place." Mr Carr responded iv kind and feeling term*. Iho chairmau then read the committee's annual report. The report spoke gratefully oi Mr Carr's cervices as lay-reader. Ho was now retiring from the office, finding that his duties' in the Sunday-school demanded so much of his atteatioD, that he wna over taxing himself by undertaking other duties on iSunday. Mr Lindley, of To Kopurn, had been asked by the clergyman to under take the duty of lay-reader, and bad agreed to do so for a time at least. The offertories during the year had amounted to £42 Is 2iJ, or an average of 16s 2d per Sunday. The committee had -guaranteed £50 per annum 11 tho Home Mission Fund oa account oi the clergyman's stipend, and hoped that the congregation would support their action by contributing more systematically at the otVertory, so as to leave little or nothing to be niado up in other ways. The choir was thanked, and a special meed of praise was bestowed upon Mr Higgs, the honoraiy organist, for his skill and thorough dc votiuii to his duties. Great improvements wore noticed to the rendering of tho musical parts of the service. Thanks were also given to the superintendent and teachers of the Sunday-school for their excellent labours. It was said that the great difficulty which had stood in the way of church building, viz., the want of a proper site, would shortly be removed, by the pur chase of an allotment in a most desirable position. [The allotment has since been iccurcd.] A soiree had been held in March last, which had realised £13 ISs 2d for tho building fund. Thanks were given to the Key, Philip Walsh, of Waitara, for a hand some donation of plans and specifications for the proposed church. The members of the congregation were reminded oi the need of now exerting themselves to raise funds, and tho hope expressed that the collections would be able to give a good account of the liberality of the Ar&tapu people, ;ia this would be one great inducement to others to help us. The treasurer's balance-sheet was then read : —The total receipts during the year amounted to £49 17s lOd ; ex penditure, £40 7s; balance in hand, £9 10s lOd. The new committee was now elected. The nominations exceeding the number re quired, resort was made to the ballot, which resulted in the return of the name five gentlemen who had formed the com niitteo lact year, viz., Measra Barker, Bassctt, Bowring. Biggs, and Topp. It w»s decided to hold a soiree on tho 10th of February, in aid of the building fund, and a good working committee was elected to carry it out.—[Correspondent]

CABLEGRAMS.

tREfrrER'S TSLKOBAttff.i

prince Bismarck's speech

BERLIN, January 23,

In the Reichstag to-day Prince Bismarck made a speech in reference ttt thb Pr|i3siaiji Parliament, . The Chancellor t spoke, iv stl'phg tarns £n (leWce, of the same, stated that, all r'csp'qpsihuity in connection th'crcwita .was fully accepted by the Empe ror, by himself as Premier of the Prussian Ministry, and by the latter ai a whole,

MUNTENEGKO AND AUSTRIA,

VIENNA, January 23,

Tlio Austrian Government recently de; manded the surrender of a rmrnber of the Hcrzcgovinian insurgents who had flctl over tue border of Montenegro. PriDce Nasa. of the latter principality, however, refused to surrender fbc refugees, on the ground that considerable excitement has of late shown itself in Montenegro, in consequence of the rising in Herzegovina and the adjoin ing provinces.

AUSTRALIAN.

TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY,

BRISBANE, this day.

General Fielding,who recently completed the survey of the proposed trans-continental Railway to the Gulf of Carpentaria, has submitted a proposal on behalf of a London Company to Queenslnnd Government for the construction of tbe line, The proposal ha?,however, not been accepted by the Go rernment, and certain terms offered by the latter have accordingly been referred by General Fielding to the London syndicate. THE MIKZAPOKE QUARANTINED. MELBOURNE, January 26.

The P, and 0. Company's steamship Mirzapore arrived here this morning, and has bcou quarantined; on accouut of two cases of small-pox which occurred on board during her voyage.

A STRANDED VESSEL FLOATED

AGAIN

MELBuURNE, January 25.

Further information has been received from Waratah Bay, with regard to the ship whicl^tvas reported to be ashore there. It Is now known that the vessel, which has tioce been floated off, is the barque .Almen* drul, 678 tons, bound from Melbourne to Sydneyi

FUNERAL OF VOLUNTEER COM'

MANDKK.

MELBOURNE, January 25,

The funeral of the late Colonel Anderson took place to-day. A la'go body of volun teers was present, and the ceremony was performed with full military honours. MELBOURNE GKAIN MARKET. MELBOURNE, January 25. Wheat is quoted to-day at 4s lid per bushel; and barley, 4s 4d.

SHIPPING,

MELBOURNE, January 25. Arrived, last evening, the steamship Te Anau, from tlio Bluff.

CARY'S JUVENILE OPERA COMPANY.

The coiriic opera of " Thb Pirates of Pen zance " was repeated at the Theatre Royal last evening with considerable success. Each successive representation shows ah improvement—on the prin'cipie that "prac tice makes perfect." Master "Willie Cai-y as the Pirate King, Master Williams ts Frederick, Master Wyatt as the Major-General, and Miss Lena Kobin. soii as Mabel Si'anley, represented ttcir respective parts capitally, Baljy Kobihson created considerable amuse ment in his character oj Policeman XXX, while the loeser members of the company assisted to render the production successful, Arrangements hare been made for an after noon performance on Saturday neit, for the benefit of ladles and children.

COLONIAL BANK.

{BY TELKGKAriI.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

DUJiEIJIN, Wednesday. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Colonial Bank was held this after noon. The Hon. G. McLean, M. L. 0., presided. The chairman, in moving the adoption of tbe report and balance-sheet (which provided for £1,000 bciog carried to the reserve fund, and for the payment of a dividend of 7 per cent., absorbing £14,000,', said; Gentlemen, I have very great pleasure in meeting yon this time. The directors feel that they can meet you with a better grace, because they have given you a little better dividend, and have not done it with out being assured that the position of the bank had gradually improved. AVc arc gaining ground, and we ore going ahead in such a way that we may now fairly seek to increase our dividend. Wo have, during the last half-year, had a considerable in crease of business in the shape of new ac counts, and we have been going on steadily, spreading our wings a little more. I wonld also at this nutting like to tefer to tho special reserve fund. We had un fortunately to take some £20,000 from the reserve fund some time ago to meet special losses, lam sorry to say that by the next half-year that will disappear from' the balance-sheet, and I am sorry to say it will all be required. While we have this year entered upon a course of paying an increased dividend, we bavo been careful, us you will sco, to increase our present reserve fund, so as gradually to creep up to what it wa». We have been pretty froe from bad debts. We have not been unmindful to review those properties that unfortunately have been thrown on our hands, and so far as they havo gone, they have exceeded in several cases our expectations. Our de posits have been almost doubled, and if we goonincrcasingin this ratio we may bo satis lied, that our propcrtj is a good one". The re port and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. Mr George Grey Russell was elected to tho directory iv place of Mr A. W. Morris.

DOMAIN BOARD.

THKadjouroedflrstmeetingot the nowlj- ooc strnoted Domain Board was held yesterday afternoon. Present:—Messrs F. D. Ftnton, J. M. Clark (Mayor), MoKenzio, Aickin, Mnso field, Barstow, Macflarlaro, W. F. Buckland, and Yates. Mr Fenton was voted to the chair.

Smallpox Hot piTiL.— A. letter was received from the City Council asking permission to pr cot a building lot the treatment of smallpox patients, übout 250 yards in front of the hos pital and near the Domain. wall.«lt was agreed that the Board had no power to grant the ap plication. Hulks.- A cot of. rales for the regulation of business, based upon those of the Harbour Board, wore snbmitted by Mr Aickin,—Their cant {deration was adjourned until tho Commit tee appointed for the purpose had adopted them ShcbbT4HY —Mr Clark moved, and Mr Buck land seconded, the re-appolntment of Mr J. Brown as eeoretery, at tho old salary.—Mr Mac- Koohnio proposed that applications should be invited for the secretaryship.—The motion was carried.

Government Grant.— A.B official letter was received from Wellington mating that the last Parliament had voted £1,000 for division among the more considerable Domain Boards of the Colony, and soliciting therefore information as to what the Auckland Board proposed to do In the way of acclimatising new plants and of pro moting euoh industries as the cultivation of tho o'lvo and white mulborry. After some discus sion it wa? agreed to reply gonerally to the effect that tho Board intended to devote them solves to tho acclimatisation and disti ibutlon of economic plants and the promotion of industries and to sond in a olaim tor their proportion of the grant, aocompanied by a list. o£ plants and in dustries worthy of cultivation. A committee. consisting of Messrs Barstow, Mackechnte, Aiokln. And Buckland, was appointed to deal with the matter and report. The items for Beloction were submitted by iMr Bußtow, and approved. ThbCricskt Ground.—Mr Buckland asked whether the new Act gave the Board power to collect money at the gates for admission.—Mr Mackechnle said ho did not think so.—Tho ohairmun remarked that in tho opinion of tho law ofrlcors the Board had that power.—Mr Mackeohnie read the clause of the Act. and said in his opinion the Board had not tho power to oxoludfc the public from any part of the Domain. --Mr Bnokland said tbo Uon Mr Whit&ker had told him that the Board had the power, and that the clause giving it was introduced at the last moment.

CHAiKMAN.-Mr Buokland proposod, "That Mr Fenton be appointed permanent chairman of the Board."—The motion ww seconded and carried, and Mr Fenton returned thanks.

Grammar School.—The chßicman said that ho wished to intimate that tbe Board of Governors of tbe Grammar School were anxious to secure a corner of the Domain as a Bi c i r a new Grammar School, or at least for a boarding school. He mentioned the matter merely in order that they might be prepared for it when the request was made. Tnis was all tho bußincPei

In our advertising columns it will be ob peJved that tho partnership which hitherto existed between Messrs Taylor and Uanahcr con traotors, Auckland, waß sovered on the 2ith January last.

The quarterly meeting of the Auckland District Foresters will bo held to-night at the Alexandra-street sohoolroom at 8 p,n>.

OUR SYDNEY LETTER.

f" By The Vagabond, "]

Political. I A censorious world always migconstmej ?i people's actions. When Sir 'jinery toßft-iS that bag Of fbVerbigns oat of hio daughter's iiarid?', and put it in his pocket; it wa jj * 'rj fatherly action to relieve hbf of the buri lien, yet one must admit that it would havl - looked better if he had let-her keep Ua little longer.. Gaily our Premier- 'fialiti i ftwoy. : Everything looked lotfely, Mid the i f^oose iiuiig particularly high. ■ But the smallest of clouds is arising on our political' ! horizon. Sir John Robertson is to be oppoeei for Mudgee by Mr James Greenwood, one I of the late members for Sydney, a leader writer for the " Sydney Morning Herald " a Sunday evening lecturer at the Theatre Boyal, a gentleman ot broad liberal view - of culture,and above all, personal and politi. I cal honesty. Mr Greenwood did good jer. ■ ' vice in the House before, Jn fighting the "^ battle of Free and Secular Education, and I lie was most shamefully treated by Sir * 'Knery, As politics .in this colony are [^ entirely personal, Mr Greenwood is a bitter ■ antagonist of the preseuj; Ministry, and 1 during the election contests some plain . truths are likely to bespoken, I wish Mr Greenwood evety success. THIS RUSSIAN SQUADRON. I " From Vladivostock,Nagasßki,Vancouvers I Island, San Francisco, and Hawaii, I have i': followed the Kussian men-of-war into fort I Jackson. What do these A'cssels, which I belong to the China squadron, do in the South Pacific, so far from their station l , Lj And how is it that a certain individual who i has been travelling around the colonies some | time as a pretended scientist should take ;-I his passage home to his native Russia in the I Admiral's ship ? It looks Very much as if | t/icy had come here to meet him and receive ■ 1 his report. lorn writing out a long de- W scription of this moucluird, which I expect - |fi will astonish the people he has gulled. I«B visited the Af rika, the flagship, last week. She is very heavily armed, not only with': m big guns, but with torpedoes, mitrailleuses, \M and " arms of precision." But the courteous (ii commander would not show us much. He I frankly admitted that they did not care about having newspaper men on board. The I information he supplied, if official, was not • ■ always accurate, But one could see that I the Atrika was kept in splendid condition, a Credit to any service in th«. world, It was evident, tt)t>, that her men v 5 vvcie well drilled, and physically, man for man, equal, if not superior, to British tats, I whom some of them strangely resembled, m To each' other the officers always speak M French, but orders are given to the men in I Russian. Many of them speak English perfectly, and without any accent at all, SVhat pleased me most on board waa I Mishka, the bear, procured at Vancouver's I Island, With a broad silver collar on/ this I Kbambles about the decks, the pet of the whole crew, and sits on its haunches in the I ward-room, eating cherries like a Christian, i To those of the rising tieauty of Sydney who j I always haunt men-of-war and mailff§ steamers, whom I christen '"bumboat girls," . j the ariival of the .Russians has been a god- l'-j send. It doesn't much matter to. me, as I Can always take refuge under the American i-Z flag, but I think Sydney is all the safer for -M the arHyal of tlie Nclsoii. TOO MUCH GOVERNED; Gowtnnicnt in tills colony is rapidly , 1 drifting into a despotism. Parkes waa a• | Dictator with greater power than the Pra*:! jiiierof England. The police force fojldfl ,'| the lead of lliuir chief, and out rages tipon respectable citizens are of frequent occur- < S| rence. After this city was for, years renowned, for . flagrant, .low . profligacy; j Haunted, in the face of ,soqiety without any I police interference, there, has been, a sadden spasm of, morality tbe other way. I^ing: • street usqd to be blocked by betting <j swindlers, ijnd .ladies had to make. | a long detonr to avoid the neiph bourhood of the fonl-rhouthed ruffians, assembled at the "corner"; now. aftprj 'j dark every citizen is ,at the mercy of our. gendarme. Parliament,,in the pcrsop I ot Mr Niniau Molvillp, has been assaulted | and insulted. And reports to M> fosberry j have little effect. Take a,,case into Court,

and constables' oaths are proverbially*! heavy, and Sydney P.C.s will swear through anything. The other day a most scandalous case occurred. At the corner of Pitt-street a larjje crowd was assembled, in the midst of which a dozen policemen were.'

dragging an unfortunate woman to tbe

lock-up on some charge of being d. and d. A little child was screaming, "Don't lock np my mother." This was also dragged along by the police. Some gentlemen of tho highest respectability happening to come out of the York Hotel, the popular luncheon place, endeavcured to prevent the child getting hurt In the crush, upon which the guardians of law and order pursed them, and threatened to " smash theireyes." The

"Daily Telegraph" is the only journal which drew attention to this. There has

been a Koy.il Commission into the condition of tho Victorian police forcn. They badly I want the same in New South Wales. THE LODGING HOUSES OF SYDNEY. Dr Cox, most able and urbane of Sydney physicians, the other day reminded me of the nights he spent in examining the hideous common lodging houses of Sydney, the sixpenny " drums," where human beings are herded together wars* than beasts of the Geld. Is.it not all written in the fifth series of the Vagabond Papers ? That is more than three years ago, yet nothing has oeen done by Parliament to - remedy the shameful stats of things. On the strength of the mild agitation caused by what 1 write, Mr Fairfax and 1| Dr. Cox started a Model Lodging House Company; buildings are In progress, bntf:': not yet completed. But the Government allows these hotbeds of- disease to con. tintip. Mr Angus Cameron, who is ■ presumed to be the Working ManVi representative in Parliament, long ago brought in a Bill to deal with this ques tion, bat it was shelved in tbe Council, some of tbo worst houses which were

visifed and reported belonging to a mem. I ber of the Councih Mr Cameron has finca done nothing in this matter, or in any | other matter which affects his class, since I he. became Chairman of C6mmittee». 9 Certain portions of Sydney have as high' I a death-rate as any city in the world,cauaed I by overcrowding of habitations, and over-. I crowding of human beings therein. ;f| Whilst Sir'finery is fooling the people on i questions of religions bigotry, the public '.'■•j health ,Buffer 3 for want of a simple useful 1 measure, which, in any honest Legislature, I ahould bo passed without opposition, | MISS ADA LESTER. The sad death by shipwreck of this charm ing young actress you will bavo noticed re- % corded in the papers. I saw Miss Lester at jD hot first rehearsal in Sydney, anil thought £ then, as now, that she was the best "lead- .§ ing lady " who ever came to the colonies. I She was engaged by Mr Dampier in Eng- I land, and came out with bim and lim family in the ss. Durham, The extra- i ordinary thing is that Miss Lester (whoso real name was Ackhurst) always had a dread and foreboding of being 'shipwrecked. I A mere nervous woman's fancy it was ' 1 thought at the timo when Mr Dampier -I would have to f con«,oje the uubappy lady if I tho-ship rolled a little heavily at night, but w it is strange how it lias been realised, and I I chronftle i_t;as another chapter in the I I. ook of coincidents.

SANDRINGHAM. Ilia drag drawn by the fiery steeds of the UY-'y> *v company with some of my dearest friends (I count these private friends almost on my finßcre, and hold them dear accord ingly) last Sunday I was driven to Sandring ham. Without doubt, this is the most charming resort around Sydney. It is too far for the mob (q come, yet it is abundantly patronised. The stars of Opera and the Drama were there; medicine and science were also represented. Of course we were in different parties; like oil and

water, we mingled without mixing. It was a glorioua day, and we had a real happy time. Youth and health came back to mo there, although I felt a little too old to join tho children and ladies who paddled on the beach, the latter with little (screams of feminine affright showing their white ankles as the wavelets came iv. How prurient Mrs Grundy would hold up her hands and cry "shocking I" at this. Go to, Mrs Grundy! you who pre tend to bo charitable 'and religious and are "not at horno rt (except to some}. When your husband is at the station you have not au atom of the true honour and modesty of thcee ladies ol the stage. I adore tho owners of white ankles, at a dis tance, as I hate Mrs Grundy and all her works. ETC ETERA.' Tho new American Consul in Sydney, Colonel Kahlo, has arrived aud entered <n his duties. A soldier who served with dis tinction in the American war, on thetiio against me, Colonel Kahlo is a worthy representative of the United Stales, and is sure to be higbly popular here. We sadly wanted such a man in Sydney. The circus has left, and I am nnbappy, bet the "Green Lanes of England" ig

♦ THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. THURSDAY. JANUARY 26.



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Special Advertisements. qPECIAL OALE •pmar-CLAaa oummbr qoovb. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. JO" A GRKAT SALE "E» DRAPERY AND CLOTHING Will bo hold ontb „ promises ot J. COSGRAVE & CO., QUBEN-STRKET. AUCKLAND, It will bo perhaps surprising to many that we adopt th present course at this season of the yoar. bntw dolt onprlnolploalone. .First: To counteract the influence brought to boar on the public in these extraordinary times, fceoond: To give tho inhabitants the bouofit of some very extonsivo Shipments, as well as large purchase made at auotlon. And third: To let the people ot Auokland sco whoro thej can got the beat value for their money. Tho Duty on all Manchester Goods being ro duced by 161 Per cont, and being large purchasers lately, this reduction will be a great boon to Houaokeepors and tho public in general. No Goods Will bo Khtorod during tho Sole, CASH MUST BK PAID FOR ALL PUR OHASBS. JnosoKAVD & rio,, Queen-street, Auckland, TAST W X E X OF TUB GREAT CLEAKIKG-UUr SALE OF SLIGHTLY DAMAGED GOOD 3 AT « J INABUKY « riO.'S. £250 wortbof REMNANTS to bo sold at HAL F • P X I U E. Wo have mado further ltoductious on tho Gonerol Stock la or dor ta clear out a largo portion ot Goods SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. AN INSPKCTION INVITKD. A. LIKABU.RY & Co., 201 and 206, Queen St. TjiROM X>AR IF, thk Most magnificent QrktonnkJS Kvkr Shown in Auckland, Ex Orient Steamer ' Garonne.' Jdbt Opknbd, And on Sale by GARLICS & CItANWKLL, T^ICKEL pLATBD FRENCH AND HALF-TEBTEB IRON TDED3TEADS. Very Handsome, and a Novklty, Just Landed ex Hermione. LARGEST STOCK OF BEDSTEADS k IN AUCKLAND AT THK QITY CTALL A ROADK, /^fARLICK & riRANWELL, HOUSE FURNISHERS. FANCY GARDEN TABLES. CANE LOUNGES FOR VERANDAHS. Black akd White Wool Hea.ethritgs. tapestry, bru3skl, & 3tair carpbt. CHURCH PEW SEATING, Very Nioe, and Fiusfbrablb to Cushions. GaRLICK & CRANWELL. MOLESKIN TROUSERS 1 MOLESKIN TROUSERS Since the Abolition of Dnty on Piece Goods, • „_ THE NEW ZEALAND S CLOTHING FACTORY ARE AGAIN TO THE-gJoNT, And can now^>j p pi y tnoir . -yiStomera with MUL'ESKI n TROUSERS At 25 % less Tv an Usual Wholksaik Pihob. I THY THKklll To be had at all the Retail Bbancbes of the NEW ZEAIiAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Auckland Branch : QOEEN-StRKKT (Opposite Theatre Royal), And at Albert- atroot, Thamos. ■ * ' PKOTSCT YOUR BOOTS. YOUR POCKBTS, AND HEALTH. ONE SHILLING Spent In BLAKKY'3 PATENT BOOT PRO TKCTORS will save at least tX spent in repairs. ANY BOY CAN FIX IHKM. A Lost, a Hammer, and a Box ot Protootors osmplete, will save from £5 to £10 per year.. Directions for fixing, and thn Protectors, can be had from Messrs. Garrett Bros, Wakefleld etreet, and Mv T. KUlnon. Queen-street, and other Boot and Shoe Establishments. BLAKBY'd I'ATJENT, LEEDS,. ENGLAND. BROWN. BARRETT & CO., Wholesale Agents only. October Si, 1881. I . JUST RECEIVED Per Steamer, AND NOW BEING SHOWN, LATEST STYLES IN jyj[ILLINBRY, J^j[ANTLES, JTIOHUS, JjADIES1 (^OSTUMES. CHILDREN'S COSTUMES, In Great Variety of Styles and Materials. Cbildhkn's and Ladikb HOSIERY. Milne and Choyce, QUEBH AND WKLLESLKY-STBBETB, AUCKLAND,



A great many neuralgia oisoasos, wnen aptgra vatod, become spasmodic, and it is in this part tloular stage or type of tho disease, that the great mollifler, known as Udolpo Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, asserts Its supremacy. It soothos the nerves by its gontly diftusivo propor ties, allays irritation by its quiotlng effects, and toning tho system, strengthens the organs, so.as to perfect functional